Collaborative research groups at the WSC

• Konrad Lorenz Forschungsstelle   
• Department for Neurobiology and Cognition, University of Vienna   
• Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest   
• Wolf Park, Indiana, USA   
• International Wolf Center, Minnesota, USA   

Konrad Lorenz Forschungsstelle

Grünau, Austria, www.klf.ac.at

The KLF is surrounded by it´s major collaborators, flocks of free-living, but semi-tame greylag geese, ravens, jackdaws and bald ibises.

Researchers are most interested in the social mechanisms:

• How do individuals live together in social groups?
• What costs and benefits are involved?
• How are personality, individual stress management, steroid hormones and social careers related?

Department for Neurobiology and Cognition

University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, www.nc.univie.ac.at/index.php?id=6772

The research group headed by Prof. Ludwig Huber investigates comparative cognition in a wide range of species (marmosets, pigeons, keas, dogs, giant pandas, archerfish and tortoise).

Research focuses on the cognitive mechanisms of

• social learning,
• individual learning and
• other aspects of physical and social cognition.

Department of Ethology

Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, etologia.aitia.hu

The 'Budapest dog-team', headed by Dr. Ádám Miklósi, uses a wide scope and methodology for examining the dog-human relationship and the behaviour of domestic dogs.

The studies focus on the biological bases and the practical relevance of

• animal-human communication,
• attachment,
• aggression,
• personality and
• cognition,

The group has the most recent experiences in hand-raising dogs and wolves.

Wolf Park

Indiana, USA, www.wolfpark.org

Wolf Park is a non-profit education and research facility in Indiana, USA that was established in 1972 by Dr. Erich Klinghammer.
The hand-raised wolves receive regular training throughout their lives. The unique way and practice of daily interactions between the wolves and the personnel provide the basis for behavioural research and various educational programs offered for the public.

International Wolf Center

Minnesota, USA, www.wolf.org

The International Wolf Center is coordinating one of the greatest educational programs teaching people about wolves.
While keeping only 6 wolves in their facility in Minnesota, USA, they reach and inform countless people from all over the world through their other activities. Over more than a decade they gathered excessive experience on hand-raising wolves.