Wildlife & Forest Biodiversity Section

This section

• ensures the protection of indigenous mammals and birds, and their habitats (enforcement of the Hunting Act)
• is responsible for Swiss game reserves and aquatic and migratory bird reserves of national and international importance
• develops action plans and guidelines for wildlife management
• provides for sustainable hunting
• is responsible for forest biodiversity
• promotes biological diversity in the forest with the cantons
• prepares statistics on wildlife stocks and hunting kill in Switzerland
• organises professional development courses for game and forest wardens

Section topics:

Topic Biodiversity

Personnel

Reinhard Schnidrig
Position: head of section, deputy head of divison
Responsibilities: Management of the section, coordination of programme agreements, large predator management, handling of international affairs
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Martin Baumann
Position: deputy head of section
Responsibilities: Hunting legislation, flock protection, ungulates
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Nicolas Bourquin
Responsibilities: Hunting statistics, flock protection, ungulates management
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Claudio De Sassi
Responsibilities: Forest biodiversity, forest reserves (Programme agreements, effectiveness controlling)
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Thomas Gerner
Responsibilities: Wildlife refuge zones, animal health, animal protection, game reserve boundaries
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Sabine Herzog
Responsibilities: Protected areas under Hunting Act and Forest Act, programme agreements for wildlife and aquatic bird reserves, subsidies under HuntA, handling of international affairs
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Mirjam Pewsner
Responsibilities: Mammals, beaver management, neozoa
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Bruno Stadler
Responsibilities: Birds, forest biodiversity, wildlife in residential areas
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Claudine Winter
Responsibilities: forest biodiversity, ungulates management
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Last modification 01.05.2020