Ulf Hohmann (born 9 July 1963, in Stuttgart) is a German ethologist, whose studies about the raccoon have played a significant role in the understanding of its social behavior and its distribution in Germany.
[3] At the moment (July 2008), he works for the Forschungsanstalt für Waldökologie und Forstwirtschaft Rheinland-Pfalz (Research institute for forest ecology and forestry Rhineland-Palatinate) located in Trippstadt.
[11] Beginning in 1999, after the submission of his dissertation, Ulf Hohmann carried out the first study of urban raccoons outside of North America in the Hessian small town Bad Karlshafen.
Working now for the Forschungsanstalt für Waldökologie und Forstwirtschaft Rheinland-Pfalz, Ulf Hohmann has recently concentrated on the research of boars, mainly of those living in the Palatinate Forest.
[13] Since March 2006, Frank-Uwe Michler is the leader of the first study of the range and behavior of the raccoons living in the eastern parts of Germany in the Müritz National Park.