The golden jackal on television, radio and in the press – a selection from more than 180 documented media reports.
“The wolf’s little brother: the jackal returns to the Alps” – the Terra Mater Wissen team follows Jennifer Hatlauf’s research with acoustic monitoring and a detection dog.
Watch the programme (in German)Episode 3, “Goldschakal gesichtet” (Golden jackal spotted): Anna goes tracking with Jennifer Hatlauf and a detection dog. First broadcast on 27 Mar 2024.
About the episode (in German)French documentary series (51 min) on the raccoon dog, the maned wolf and the golden jackal – featuring Jennifer Hatlauf and a detection dog team.
Watch on arte (until 11 Nov 2026, in German)With howling surveys and detection dog Robin at Lake Neusiedl. TV premiere on 14 Jun 2022 on arte, repeated on 3sat and phoenix.
See repeats (in German)Documentary “Die Angst vorm Wolf geht um in Österreich” (Fear of the wolf is spreading in Austria) – including a segment on the search for the golden jackal.
Watch the programme (in German)Feature in the science magazine NANO (“Shy and cautious: the golden jackal”), first broadcast on 28 Apr 2020.
“Invasion der kleinen Räuber – Goldschakal, Marderhund und Waschbär” (Invasion of the small predators – golden jackal, raccoon dog and raccoon).
Streams & air dates (in German)Listen again.
Wildlife biologist Jennifer Hatlauf talks about the golden jackal, a species we still have much to learn about. Produced by Sonja Bettel, daily at 8:55 am. Listen again (Ö1 podcast, in German) · Programme page
Interview with Jennifer Hatlauf for the international day of jackals. Listen again (in German)
Radiokolleg series on animal communication, repeated in February 2025. Programme page (in German)
Forschung aktuell: out in the field with Jennifer Hatlauf and her megaphone. Listen to the podcast (in German)
Jennifer Hatlauf on distribution, diet, family life and the acoustic research project. Produced by Maria Harmer; repeated in 2018 as “Goldschakale in Österreich”. Programme page (in German)
The Golden Jackal Project Austria in the press.
On the launch of the book “Lebenskünstler auf leisen Pfoten”. Read the article (in German)
Leaflet focusing on the habitat in Neusiedler See – Seewinkel National Park.
Leaflet (BOKU, in German)Preliminary results for golden jackal (Canis aureus) survey in Austria.
Download PDFIllustration by ARK Natuurontwikkeling.
ark.euFrom the first pilot study to the latest papers: the project’s complete list of publications (2015–2026) – most with a DOI and available to download.
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