The Mammal Society is very dependent on donations to carry out its work. Only with your help can we make a difference for Britain’s mammals. It was The Mammal Society that noticed the calamitous decline in otter numbers which led to their protection in the 1980s. The Society also carried out much of the early scientific work on the rare and elusive dormouse which, again, has since become a protected species.

We are currently surveying small mammal populations in the UK. We know little about mammal numbers and whether or not they are thriving in the wild. Information on the status of our small mammals is vital to ensure that our wildlife remains healthy.

We are also working on the first Mammal Atlas since 1993 to review species distribution. We know that some species, such as roe deer, have been spreading westwards in England and Wales and that polecats, much persecuted in the past, are making a comeback. But is this the same for all mammal species in the British Isles? A new Mammal Atlas will give us up-to-date maps showing the spread, or the contraction, of mammal populations in the past 20 years and thus guide conservation decisions in the future. 

£10 will enable us to put up and monitor 5 dormouse nesting tubes to help us find out where dormice are living.
 
£25 will pay for the erection of 2 dormouse nesting boxes which will allow us to monitor dormouse numbers in woodland and increase their population by providing suitable breeding sites.
 
£50 will buy 1 live mammal trap so that we can carry out our small mammal investigations and enable us to monitor the health of Britain's mammals.

DONATE TODAY and help us continue our vital work to further our understanding and conservation of mammals.