Ecological Research and Consulting

Founded in 1998 as independent ecological research and consulting company, BioConsult SH is an interdisciplinary team of natural scientists.

Our work is focused on environmental expert reports, protection concepts and feasibility studies including the required field work and data acquisition.

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News

Ein Rotmilan fliegt dicht an den Rotorblättern einer Windenergieanlage vorbei. — © wkbilder - stock.adobe.com

New mathematical model to predict the risk that birds collide with wind turbines

07. April 2025

A new method co-developed by BioConsult SH helps to assess the risk that birds collide with wind turbines.

Aerial photograph of a gull colony in which herring gulls and herring gulls were recorded. — © BioConsult SH

Gull counts on land and from the air

12. February 2025

Monitoring the breeding population of large gulls with drones can provide numbers that are more accurate and reduce disturbance in the breeding colonies.

Our Services

Collage with three photos in a row: picture 1 shows a woman taking notes in a meadow. Picture 2 shows a Hallig from the water. Picture 3 shows three offshore wind turbines. — © F. Schulze, A. Rose, G. Pegram

Onshore – Coast – Offshore – Our services

With the experience of 25 years of successful work, we assist you in the planning and implementation of projects of any size from small construction projects to large-scale international projects.

Our work – projects

[Translate to English:] — © RWE AG

VISSKA

A meadow with wildflowers, including poppies. Grape plants behind it. — © R. Schaack

Biodiversity on a biodynamic farm

© B. Trapp - stock.adobe.com

Wind energy development and species protection

Marine litter washed up on a beach in Greenland. — © M. Schnurawa

Remote sensing surveys of plastic litter in the Arctic

Open moorland landscape with forest in the background. — © Lena Fitzner, DBU Naturerbe GmbH

NaturalHeritageClimate

Disused railway tracks, overgrown by plants. — © X-Trex - stock.adobe

Temporary nature

A wind turbine on a meadow in early spring. Around the wind turbine there are poles about 1 metre high to which short red and white fluttering tapes are attached. — © BioConsult SH

Environmental construction supervision at Uelvesbüll wind farm

Red-throated diver in winter plumage. — © C. Burger

Telemetry of divers – DiverLog

© Femern A/S

Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link

[Translate to English:] — © BioConsult-SH

Habitat use-collision risk model

[Translate to English:] — © C. Groß

Mussel monitoring

© T. Liesenjohann

Seal monitoring

Drone image of a colony of gulls on an island in the Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea. — © BioConsult SH

APIS – Aerial Photogrammetric Integrative Surveys

[Translate to English:] — © B. Förster

Hazel dormouse mapping and concepts for measures

The high seat, a small black house on a small trailer that stands on rails. — © S. Bock

Predator management in the Wadden Sea

© A. Müller

Action for insects in Bordelum and Langenhorn

© Johannes Volpert

Norgaardholz pleasure pier

© BioConsult SH

ProBird

© A. Behrens

Wind energy use in the Mediterranean – PHAROS4MPAS

Flying red kite. — © S. Wolff

Project red kite SH

© Julia - stock.adobe.com

Southern right whale survey in the South Pacific

[Translate to English:] — © stylefoto24 - stock.adobe.com

Water legislation assessment concerning dredging

© Bart - stock.adobe

Feasibility study on oyster farming

© A. Backes

Conservation and restoration of moist and wet dune slacks

[Translate to English:] — © A. Backes

Heathland development measures

[Translate to English:] — © M. Grimm

Species-specific effectiveness of bird flight diverters

© Ian Sherriffs – stock.adobe.com

Telemetric monitoring of eagle owls

© A. Rose

Effectiveness of mitigation measures to reduce the effects of wind turbines on birds

© Mattis Kaminer - stock.adobe.com

Promoting biodiversity

[Translate to English:] Luftaufnahme einer Rammplattform für Offshore-Windenergieanlagen, die von einem doppelten Blasenschleier umgeben wird. — © Hydrotechnik Lübeck GmbH

Hydroschall – underwater noise emissions

[Translate to English:] Pril auf Hallig Hooge, im Hintergrund Warften mit Häusern. — © A. Rose

Climate change and birds breeding on the Halligen

© henkbogaardd - stock.adobe.com

Decline of the common buzzard

[Translate to English:] — © Manfred Stöber - stockadobe.com

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