Science
- Head of department: Dr. Andreas Schlüter
- Anthropology Dr. Doris Mörike
- Herpetology Dr. Andreas Schlüter
- Ichthyology Dr. Ronald Fricke
- Malakozoology Dipl.-Geol. Hans-Jörg Niederhöfer
- Mammalogy Contact person: Dr. Doris Mörike
- Ornithology Dr. Friederike Woog
- Osteology Dr. Doris Mörike
- Scientific trainees : Dipl.-Biol. Christoph Allgaier , Dipl.-Biol. Julia Taubmann
Research associates
- Dr. Fritz Dieterlen (Mammalogy)
- Dipl.-Biol. Iris Heynen (Ornithology)
- Prof. Dr. Claus König (Ornithology)
- Dr. Axel Kwet (Herpetology)
- Dipl.-Biol. Kathrin Marquart (Mammalogy)
Taxidermy
- Dagmar Beermann
- Barbara Bechthold
- Carsten Leidenroth
- Severine Mattes
- Jan Panniger
- Annette Schultheiss
- Günter Stephan
- Christiane Zeitler
- Technical trainees : Romy Kreschel