Theo Pagel

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Theo B. Pagel (born January 14, 1961 in Duisburg ) is a German zoologist . Since 2006 he has been the director of the Cologne Zoo .

Life

Pagel studied biology, geography and pedagogy for teaching at the University of Duisburg , later at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf . He wrote his thesis in zoology on behavioral studies in brush-tongued parrots .

Pagel has been employed by Cologne Zoo since 1991. The establishment there is considered to be particularly progressive. Pagel initially worked as a curator for birds, rodents, ungulates, predators and the tropical house. Between April and December 2002 he was also acting head of the aquarium . As a curator, he achieved some extraordinary offspring , so u. a. the breeding of little penguins or the Asian pitta. For the breeding report Keeping and breeding of the Elegant Pitta about the latter bird species he received the Dulcie Cook Award of the Avicultural Society in 2000.

Pagel founded the European Endangered Species Program (EEP) for the Balistar ( Leucopsar rothschildi ) and for the European Stud Book (ESB) of the Archlory ( Lorius domicella ). From 1999 to 2007 he headed the nature conservation project he started in Phong Nha-Ke Bang in Vietnam , in which he launched a program in 2004 together with the Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS) and the Endangered Primate Rescue Center (EPRC) in Cuc Phuong , Vietnam initiated for the release of primates into the wild.

In 2007 Pagel succeeded Gunther Nogge as Cologne Zoo Director . Together with his board colleague Christopher Landsberg, he modernized and expanded the Cologne Zoo. The aim is to offer visitors modern entertainment and leisure activities with a high level of experience, which raise awareness of the value and preservation of intact nature and the environment in a pedagogically contemporary way. The hippodom, which is modeled on an African river landscape, opened in 2010 and the Clemenshof with petting zoo in 2014. The facilities for the giant anteaters, the Bantengs and the red pandas, the zoo restaurant, zoo shop and zoo school as well as the playground were rebuilt during Pagel’s tenure.

Pagel has been teaching at the University of Cologne since 2007 . In 2016 he was appointed honorary professor by the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences at the University of Cologne .

He is also active as an expert, so u. a. for the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation and the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Pagel is a member of the Conservation Planning Specialist Group (CPSG) and the Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN).

Pagel is married and has two children.

Association work

He was elected President of the World Association of Zoos and Aquaria (WAZA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in November 2019 . Theo Pagel is thus at the head of the influential umbrella organization of all scientifically managed zoos in the world. One of its main goals is to make the 700 million people around the world who visit zoological gardens even more aware of environmental and nature protection and the preservation of biodiversity. He wants to advance the expansion of internationally coordinated conservation breeding programs and harmonize the standards of zoos even more. Another goal is to give zoos an even stronger voice in the growing cooperation with international nature conservation organizations. He continues his work for the Cologne Zoo without restriction.

Pagel is also on the board of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). In Association of Zoological Gardens (VdZ) Pagel was 2013-2016 president. During his VdZ presidency, he moved the headquarters of the office to the Berlin house of the Federal Press Conference and, together with his VdZ board colleagues, reorganized the content and personnel.

controversy

On August 25, 2012, Pagel shot and killed a tiger who had previously attacked and killed a zookeeper . He acted on instructions from the police in the hope of saving the zookeeper's life. The subsequent investigation into negligent homicide in connection with the death of the zookeeper was discontinued. The public prosecutor's office found that the security precautions were sufficient and that Pagel, in his position as head of the Cologne zoo, was not to be blamed for any organizational fault.

Dedication names

In 2011 the herpetologist Thomas Ziegler named the newly discovered Laotian Gekkoart Cyrtodactylus pageli after Theo Pagel.

Books

Pagel, T. (1998): "Loris: Free life, keeping and breeding of brush-tongue parrots", Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart

Pagel, T. & Reckewitz, M. (2010) .: "The Cologne Zoo: Enthusiastic about animals", Bachem, Cologne

Pagel, T. & Marcordes, B. (2011): "Exotic soft eaters", Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart

Pagel, T. (2015): "Cologne Zoo - How does it work?", Bachem, Cologne

Pagel, T. & Batstone, B. (2018): "111 things you need to know about elephants", Emons, Cologne

Pagel, T. & Schütt, C. (2020): "111 stories from the Cologne zoo that you have to know", Emons, Cologne

Filmography

" Tierisch Kölsch - Tales from the Cathedral City Zoo" , ZDF zoo documentary soap, which was broadcast in nine seasons from 2006 to 2010. In addition to the television series, the book "Tierisch Kölsch. The book on the great ZDF series" was published. It reports on the shooting. The authors are Katrin Buhbut and Sabine Griesche.

"150 Years of Cologne Zoo - The Hippos from the Rhine" , 2010, script and direction: Herbert Ostwald // camera: Stefan Nowak // sound: Carina Richter // editing: Jan Wilm Schmülling // music: Stefan Döring // production management: Oliver Gontram // Producer: Thomas Weidenbach // Editing (WDR): Gabriele Conze, Birgit Keller-Reddermann (WDR Education) // A production by LÄNGENGRAD Filmproduktion GmbH, length: 30 min, 45 min

"The incredible quiz of animals" , 2007 to 2011, 19 episodes, ARD, Frank Elstner's game show about animal knowledge with astonishing questions and surprising answers, Theo Pagel is a studio and VTR expert

"Safari-Paparazzi: Wildlife pur" , 2014 and 2017, documentary series on n-tv, Theo Pagel explains why animals sometimes seem to behave inexplicably

"The great hatching" , 2015, spectators could experience live how eggs are hatched and new life begins in numerous animal species - birds, reptiles and insects. Moderator Johannes B. Kerner, Theo Pagel acts as studio expert

"Theos Tierwelt: The World Needs New Species" , 2016, script and direction: Herbert Ostwald // camera: Erik Sick // sound: Bastian Barenbrock // editing: Isabelle Albert // music: Stefan Döring // sound editing: Maximilian Dederichs / / Sound mixing: Alexander Weuffen // Color correction: Dany Schelby // Production assistant: Katja Sträter // Production management: Oliver Gontram // Producer: Thomas Weidenbach // Editor (WDR): Gabriele Conze // A production by LÄNGENGRAD Filmproduktion GmbH, length: 30 45 min in HD

"Theos Tierwelt: Die Arche vor der Frontüre" , 2016, script and director: Herbert Ostwald // camera: Erik Sick // sound: Ralf Weber, Willmont Schulze // editing: Isabelle Albert // music: Stefan Döring // sound editing: Maximilian Dederichs // Sound Mixing: Alexander Weuffen // Color Correction: Dany Schelby // Production Assistant: Katja Sträter // Production Management: Oliver Gontram // Producer: Thomas Weidenbach // Editing (WDR): Gabriele Conze // A production by LÄNGENGRAD Filmproduktion GmbH, Length: 30 45 min in HD

"Save the elephants! - Our zoo helps in Sri Lanka", 2018, report by Sven Lorig and Thomas Schindler with Theo Pagel as an expert on site

"Jungle in the City: The Cologne Zoo.", 2019, written and directed by Herbert Ostwald WDR, WDR

"Theos Animal World: From the Zoo to Freedom" , 2019, // Camera: Erik Sick. Marcel Lepel, Bastian Barrenbroich // Sound: Marcel Lepel, Ralf Gromann // Editing: Isabelle Albert // Music: Stefan Döring, Sebastian Hassler // Sound Mixing: Alexander Weuffen // Speaker: Philip Schepmann // Production Management: Katja Sträter // Production Assistant : Laura Bleifuß // Producers: Thomas Weidenbach, Sarah Zierul // Editing (WDR): Klaus Kunde-Neimöth // A production by LÄNGENGRAD Filmproduktion GmbH, length: 30 45 min in HD

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Pagel's curriculum vitae on Gefiederte-Welt.de
  2. ↑ Susanne Happe: Nogge successor gives Cologne a basket in Kölnische Rundschau Online on 23 August 2006
  3. ↑ Cologne Zoo: Director Theo Pagel celebrates 25 years of service . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . ( ksta.de [accessed on November 29, 2018]).
  4. ↑ http://www.internetcologne.de/freizeichen/index.php/2010/10/15/sechs-fragen-an-theo-pagel/
  5. ^ Cologne nurse killed by Tiger , Welt Online , August 25, 2012, accessed on August 26, 2012.
  6. ↑ Tim Stinauer: relieved zoo director Pagel. in KStA Online from September 21, 2013
  7. ^ A new species of karst dwelling Cyrtodactylus (Squamata: Gekkonidae) from northwestern Laos. In: Zootaxa. 2930: 1-21 (2011).
  8. ↑ Ulmer Verlag: Books & Magazines for Garden, Horticulture & Agriculture | Ulmer.de. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
  9. ↑ Marcus Reimold: JP Bachem | Cologne. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
  10. ↑ Ulmer Verlag: Books & Magazines for Garden, Horticulture & Agriculture | Ulmer.de. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
  11. ↑ Marcus Reimold: JP Bachem | Cologne. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
  12. ↑ Start | emons :. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
  13. ↑ 111 stories from the Cologne Zoo that you have to know | emons :. Retrieved May 28, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Tierisch Kölsch. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Die Hippos vom Rhein - Längengrad Filmproduktion . In: Längengrad Filmproduktion . ( laengengrad-filmproduktion.de [accessed on November 29, 2018]).
  16. ↑ The Incredible Animal Quiz | DasErste.de. Retrieved November 29, 2018 (German).
  17. ↑ n-tv news: Safari-Paparazzi - pure wildlife . In: n-tv.de . ( n-tv.de [accessed on November 29, 2018]).
  18. ^ "The big hatch" - live on ZDF: ZDF press portal. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
  19. ↑ a b imfernsehen GmbH & Co. KG: Theos Tierwelt. Retrieved November 29, 2018 (German).
  20. ↑ programm.ARD.de - ARD Play-Out-Center Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany: Save the elephants! - Our zoo helps in Sri Lanka. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
  21. ↑ Jungle in the City - The Cologne Zoo. March 20, 2019, accessed November 6, 2019 .
  22. ↑ Theos Tierwelt - From the zoo to freedom. Retrieved November 6, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Pagel, Theo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pagel, Theo B.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German biologist and zoo director
DATE OF BIRTH January 14, 1961
PLACE OF BIRTH Duisburg