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The CSCF has several purposes : - to gather every possible information on the Swiss fauna - to collaborate with the services of environmental protection, nature and landscape protection in order to develop a global concept for the protection of species and their habitats - to encourage and coordinate eco-faunistic research in Switzerland by launching new inventories and publishing distribution atlas and red data lists - to rationalize and standardize methods for collecting faunistic data at universities, nature conservancy services, entomological societies, natural history museums - to maintain and reinforce the existing connections between faunistic research in Switzerland and abroad in order to integrate our work in a wider zoogeographic context - to promote and participate in the writing and the distribution of basic documents on the Swiss fauna which should inable the non-specalized naturalists to recognize the animals they observe or capture (simplified determination keys, field books) |
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The Swiss Center of Cartography of the Fauna (CSCF) is a private foundation which has been officially recognized on July 1st, 1990. The Center is situated in Neuchâtel. The founding members are the City of Neuchâtel, the University of Neuchâtel and Pro Natura (Swiss league of nature protection). Their contributions are as follows : City of Neuchâtel offers a furnished office, the University access to their electronic data system Sitel and Pro Natura pays a yearly financial contribution. Other financial means are provided by the Swiss Confederation through its federal department of forests, environment and landscape (OFEFP/BUWAL). The authorities of the CSCF are : The board of the foundation with 7 seats. Members are elected for 4 years and can be reelected. The board raises funds, rules and controls the scientific board, nominates the director and controls his activities, approves the annual report, the budget, the accounts and the programm submitted by the director and the scientific board. The scientific board with 11 seats. Members have different backgrounds. The board, together with the director, elaborates the research and activity programm of the CSCF and is responsible for the editing of the series « Fauna Helvetica». The trust company who, as neutral authority, controls our accounts. |
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Centre Suisse de Cartographie de la Faune Passage Maximilien-de-Meuron 6 CH-2000 Neuchâtel Tel: (+41 32) 725 72 57
WWW.CSCF.CH |
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My duties : I try to manage the enterprise CSCF ; I'm in charge of the contact with field naturalists (mostly entomologists), with federal and cantonal offices for species and habitat protection and with institutions abroad in relation to our activities. My field : trained as a biologist, my graduation research was done on the flora and spider population of dry fields and my doctorate research on diurnal butterflies of different habitats in the Jura mountains of the canton of Neuchâtel. I'm particularly interested in the study of the geographic distribution of animal species and their use as potential bioindicators. You can reach me : in theory every day between 8 am and 6 pm, in reality it depends on my agenda … by telephone : +41 (0)32 724 92 96 I can answer you : in French; if you insist, a little in German and in English; I'll try to answer your questions on the organization, the aim and the strategy of the CSCF and on the distribution, the ecology and the status of the invertebrates integrated in our database. My public life : - member of the board of
experts Energy and Environnement (Federal office of
statistics) I like : everything that crawls, runs, wriggles or flies and weighs less than 10 grammes (appr. 95% of the Swiss fauna); field entomology; walking (alone or in good company); Van Vogt and James Ellroy; Kubrick, Cameron and Eastwood; italien cuisine and Pinot wines … I hate : Globalisation, modular phones, fastfood; hooves, goat's milk and soya sprouts. |
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 My duties : I look after the databank of mammals at the CSCF; I am in charge of the relations with our collaborators in the field and with the cantonal and federal agencies of hunting and nature conservancy; I am particularly interested in management methods of the fauna and their application. My field : trained as a biologist, my diploma work researched how foxes accept baits for antirabic vaccination. For my thesis, I researched the use of space and habitats by foxes in a subalpine environment; I am now specialized in the ecology of carnivores, particularly canids and felids You can reach me : normally on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 8.15 am and 4.30 pm by telephone : +41 (0)32 724 92 95 I can answer you : preferably in French and in (Swiss) German; if you insist, a little in Italien and in English; I'll try to answer all your questions on Swiss mammals. Other activities : being employed part-time (60%) at the CSCF, I can devote some time (20%) to the programme KORA (coordinated research programmes for the management and the protection of Swiss carnivores). KORA is sponsored by the federal department of forests, environment and landscape (OFEFP/BUWAL). For several years now, I have participated in the work for the protection and management of the lynx in Switzerland. My public life : - member of the Swiss
Society of Biology of the Fauna (SSBF) I like : all unloved vertebrates with fangs or forked tongues; mountain hiking; to be on the look-out early in the morning; isles without tourists; cartoons and geographic maps; action films, ska and other ethnic music; risotto and merlot in the grotto. I hate : monopolies; Monopoly; ties; perfume, too lavishly applied; crowds; people who complain all the time; sweet drinks and tepid milk. |
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My duties : to assist as best as I can our director in his work; to take care of all the administration of the CSCF (correspondance, accounting, publishing). My field : A training as a technician in zoology brought me to the CSCF. Here I discovered the world of computers and I particularly like to lay out our publications. You can reach me : on Mondays and Tuesdays between 8 am and 4 pm, on Wednesday between 8 and 12 am. by telephone : +41 (0)32 725 70 10 I can answer you : in French, German, Swiss German, English; if you talk to me in Italian, I'll understand you, but will answer you with much hesitation; I will connect you with the person of your choice or try to answer your question. My public life : - member of the Swiss
Society of Entomology (SEG/SES) I like : life in the country, gardening, horse riding and cats, textile creations; Agatha Christie, historical novels, the legends around King Arthur; good western movies, Robert Redford and baroque music; Scotland; chocolate and the wines of Burgundy. I hate : people who talk for the sake of talking; all kinds of extremists; to appear in public; supermarkets; tripe and snails. |
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 My duties : My main task at CSCF is to organize and carry out data analyses in general (GIS, statistics, relational database, Internet). The quick development of all these tools makes it important to keep a good computing strategy, which I am supposed to plan, lay out and use in as many projects as possible (SPACE). My field : I studied biology at the University of Geneva, and did my master and PhD thesis on aquatic plants in Lake Geneva at the Laboratoire d'Ecologie et de Biologie Aquatique. I got also a postgrad master in statistics from the University of Neuchâtel. I spent a year in New Zealand at Landcare Research to study fern distribution across the country. Since then, I went back several times to New Zealand in order to pursue my collaboration on the development of a modeling tool called GRASP. Please consult my list of publications. You can reach me : normally on weekdays between 9 am and 5 pm, but e-mail is safer by telephone : +41 (0)32 724 92 97 I can answer you : In French, English and Splus. My Italien and German are really rusty ! I like : I like windsurfing, skiing and mountain biking above all because it gives me this feeling of fighting more intensely with the natural elements. However, I appreciate also more contemplative hobbies like discovering beautiful landscapes and nature in general, especially when pristine and wild... Of course if you talk to me about New Zealand or about the painter Hundertwasser (posters) you've got my attention... I hate : People who complain without reacting, doing twice the same thing, walking back on the same track, ...having dinner alone !!! |
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My duties : I'm in charge of the administration of the CSCF, responsability I share with Françoise. Accounts, organizing our library, lay-outing, selling and stock-keeping of our publications … all that is a little me. I have also other domestic tasks like codification, capture and correcting of data. Furthermore, I look after this wonderful site created by Anthony Lehmann. My field : I trained as a commercial employee at a trust company (in 1993) numbers, paperwork, that's my stuff. You can reach me : irregularly, but at least 4 days a week by telephone : +41 (0)32 725 72 57 I can answer you : in French or in Italian, but I can't oblige further than that. I will answer, as best as I can, all your questions concerning our publications and the general organisation of the CSCF. I like: discovering, green spaces, diving, large animals, movies, walks, travels, complicity, Goldman and Celentano, home-made pasta and partying. I hate : indifference, negligence, hunting, the cold, zoos, confusion and Brussel sprouts. |
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My duties : mainly the recording of data and answering any query concerning the distribution of species according to their habitat or to geographic regions. My field : self-taught, I participate in different regional faunistic inventories, intervention in the field related to problems of environmental protection. You can reach me : most of the time on Mondays and Wednesdays form 8am to 6pm if I'm not in the field … by telephone : +41 (0)32 724 92 98 I can answer : your different questions in relation to the protection of reptiles and amphibians in our regions. I like : animals in general, more specifically reptiles and amphibians, hiking throughout the seasons and without time limit! Music is vital, day and night, from Mozart to the Doors through BB King and Paolo Conte. Books, movies, good food and red wine are essential. I hate : conformism, know-alls, ties and marmalade. |
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 My duties : Administration of the eco-faunistic databank of the Swiss german office of the CSCF. My field : My studies in biology at the university of Basle were concluded with a diploma after a research on the distribution of ichneumonids in wood edges and the methodological comparison of two different traps. You can reach me at :
AGROSCOPE FAL by telephone : +41 (0)1 377
74 96 I can answer you : In German or English, rather badly in French. I understand Italian, but do speak it very little. I like : everything that kreeps and flies, especially if it has 6 legs. |
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My duties : I am in charge of the department "Landscape Ecology and Biodiversity" at the Swiss Research Laboratory for agricultural ecology and farming (AGROSCOPE FAL). Development of the CSCF-agency. Development of an eco-faunistic databank. My field : Animals in general, grasshoppers, butterflies, xylobiontic beetles; Integration of animals in all kinds of planning. I have a diploma in zoology and have studied the management of water in settlements and water conservation. I am especially interested in the comparison between the potential and real presence of species in a given area. You can reach me at :
AGROSCOPE FAL par téléphone
au no +41 (0)1 377 72 68 I can answer you : Preferably in Catalan. If this is not possible, then in German, French, Italian or English. My public life : - Member of the National
Forum for Ecological Compensation I like : My wife and children, the cooking of my mother and grandmother, colours and shapes of animals, fly fishing, football and much more. I hate : War and intolerance. Otherwise there is very little I dislike, but I favour some things over others. |
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My duties : I am in particular responsible for the projects and the data banks concerning invertebrates, for data validation and for the contact with our collaborators. My field : trained as a biologist, I'm especially interested in the systematics and the ecology of species. I favour entomology and am very fond of dragonflies and grasshoppers. I'm also interested in birds, in botany with a special interest in orchids and Carex. You can reach me : from monday to wednesday, in theory (I insist) from 9am to 6pm. by telephone : +41 (0)32 725 72 57 I can answer you : in French; we can also imagine a conversation in German or English, but total comprehension is not guaranteed … As for other languages, don't even think of it! My public life : - committee member of the
Natural Sciences Society of Porrentruy (SSNPP) I like : first and foremost field biology, but also starlit nights, Mediterranean isles, western movies, movies by Agnès Jaoui with Jean-Pierre Bacri, civil service (what a pity, that's over for me), cheese with red wine, music by the group Massive Attack and by the princes of Trip-hop. I hate : extremism in general and the implantation of MacDonald in the railway stations of the Neuchâtel area in particular. |
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After a stay at the university of Zurich, I got my diploma in natural sciences at the "Università degli Studi" at Pavia with a study on the bumble bees of Monte Generoso. My next stop was Bellinzona, where I worked at the office for the protection of nature of the Canton Ticino. Then I was off to San Carlos (Nicaragua) where I participated in the developpement of a nature reserve. Very recently, I have landed at the Natural History Museum of Canton Ticino, where I work since March 2002 for the CSCF, especially for the agency Southern Alps. I oversee the projects of the CSCF in the area, I collect faunistic data and maintain the contact between naturalists through the exchange of information. My entomological preference goes to the Apidae and I participate in every meeting of the Aculeata-group in Zurich. But I am widening my knowledge to the dragonflies and the butterflies. You can reach me : in general on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 8.30 am and 6 pm. Museo Cantonale di Storia
Naturale by telephone : +41 (0)91 911
53 83 I can answer you : in Italien (of course), but also in French, Spanish and German. |
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