German Society for Mammal Studies
The German Society for Mammal Studies eV (DGS) is a non-profit, scientific specialist society that is dedicated to the research and protection of mammals . It was founded on March 13, 1926 in Berlin , making it the world's second oldest specialist society for mammal studies. Natural or legal persons who promote society and its goals can become members.
The symbol of the company is an okapi looking to the left , surrounded by jungle tendrils and framed in a circle by the writing DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR MAMMETIERKUNDE EV BERLIN. It was created by the Berlin painter Carl Ludwig Hartig . An attempt by the Berlin zoo director Lutz Heck to replace the okapi with a “German animal” did not find a majority among the members in 1938.
The society is the publisher of the journal for mammalian studies , which later led the sub-title International Journal of Mammalian Biology and since 2001 is called Mammalian Biology . Six booklets with original articles from the field of mammal studies appear in each volume.
Every year in September, a multi-day conference with main lectures, short lectures and poster demonstrations is held at changing locations in Germany or neighboring countries.
literature
- Rainer Hutterer : Berlin and the German Society for Mammal Studies. Bongo. Contributions to the zoo and annual reports from the Berlin Zoo. 31, 2001, pp. 97-120. ISSN 0174-4038 online version