Heinrich Haller

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Heinrich Haller (born September 13, 1954 in Muri AG ) is a Swiss biologist and former director of the Swiss National Park.

Life

Heinrich Haller studied zoology , botany and geography at the University of Bern and obtained a licentiate in natural sciences in 1978 . In 1982 he did his doctorate in Bern with Prof. Urs Glutz von Blotzheim with the dissertation "Spatial organization and dynamics of a population of the golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos in the Central Alps". In 1991 he completed his habilitation in the forest science department of the University of Göttingen with the habilitation thesis "On the ecology of the lynx Lynx lynx in the course of its resettlement in the Valais Alps". Haller then offered courses on the subject of mountain ecology in Göttingen for 20 years, first as a private lecturer and from 1998 as an adjunct professor. Haller's full-time job was the curator of the St. Gallen Nature Museum from 1993 to 1996 and director of the Swiss National Park from 1996 to 2019 .

As a scientist, Heinrich Haller dealt in advance with studies on local predatory predators . In the golden eagle he discovered effects of population regulation triggered by density stress, in the lynx he carried out pioneering work with Urs Breitenmoser on the knowledge of the biology of this species, which was resettled in the Alpine region. A later focus was on a documentation on the subject of poaching in the border area Switzerland-Italy-Austria.

Haller's tenure as director of the Swiss National Park included the integration of the Macun Lake District (2000), the establishment of a new National Park Center in Zernez (2008) and the centenary of the National Park (2014) with the publication of the “Atlas of the Swiss National Park” a year earlier.

Heinrich Haller is married and has three children. Ursina Haller and Christian Haller  are former professional snowboarders.

Publications (selection)

  • On the ecology of the lynx Lynx lynx during its reintroduction in the Valais Alps. Mammalia depicta 15 (supplement to the magazine for mammalian studies), 1992, ISBN 3-490-15918-7 .
  • The golden eagle in Graubünden. Long-term studies on the population ecology of Aquila chrysaetos in the center of the Alps. The Ornithological Observer, Supplement 9, 1996, ISBN 3-9521064-0-2 .
  • The red deer in the Swiss National Park and its surroundings. An alpine population of Cervus elaphus documented in time and space. National Park Research in Switzerland 91, 2002, ISBN 3-9520876-5-3 .
  • with Antonia Eisenhut and Rudolf Haller (editors): Atlas of the Swiss National Park. The first 100 years. National Park Research in Switzerland 99 / I. Haupt Verlag, Bern 2013, ISBN 978-3-258-07801-4 .
  • with Antonia Eisenhut and Rudolf Haller (editors): Atlas du Parc National Suisse. The 100 premières années. Recherches scientifiques au Parc National Suisse 99 / II. Haupt Verlag, Bern 2013, ISBN 978-3-258-07837-3 .
  • Poaching in the Rhaetian border triangle. Cross-border research with a search for clues as far as Tibet. National park research in Switzerland 105 / I. Haupt Verlag, Bern 2016, ISBN 978-3-258-07965-3 .
  • Bracconaggio nel triangolo retico. Ricerche transfrontaliere con un'indagine fino in Tibet. Ricerca scientifica sul Parco Nazionale Svizzero 105 / II. Haupt Verlag, Bern 2017, ISBN 978-3-258-07984-4 .

literature

Rudolf Haller, Maja Rapp and Andrea Hämmerle (editors): On the pulse of nature. The national park and its director in the field of tension between research, management and politics. National park research in Switzerland 108. Haupt Verlag, Bern 2018, ISBN 978-3-258-08018-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 100 years of the National Park - National Park LIVE! - the show to see. September 25, 2014, accessed July 31, 2020 .
  2. ^ Federal Department for the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication: First stage in the expansion of the Swiss National Park. In: www.admin.ch - the portal of the Swiss government. Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, June 19, 2000, accessed on July 30, 2020 .
  3. ↑ NZZ: Nature in exposed concrete. In: https://www.nzz.ch/natur_in_sichtbeton-1.746287 . Neue Zürcher Zeitung, May 30, 2008, accessed on July 29, 2020 .
  4. ↑ 100 years of the National Park - National Park LIVE! - the show to see. September 25, 2014, accessed July 31, 2020 .
  5. ^ Haller / Eisenhut / Haller, Atlas of the Swiss National Park. Accessed July 31, 2020 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Haller, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss biologist, director of the Swiss National Park
DATE OF BIRTH September 13, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Muri AG