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Search Results for: seal

Surprises in Seal Poo

13th November 2020

November 2020 Student of the Month - Lauren Arkoosh Email: 1805576@uad.ac.uk      Twitter: @LArkoosh  Background Antimicrobial resistance genes (AMRG), and their spread, are a growing threat to human health (Vittecoq et al., 2016). Resistant infections account for 700,000 deaths each year … [Read more...] about Surprises in Seal Poo

Mammal Week 2019 – Seals

20th October 2019

Seals in Sussex by Stephen Savage My initial experience with seals was in my early career as an aquarist of a public aquarium. This role included the husbandry of 2 rescued harbour seals, housed at the aquarium as they could not be returned to the wild. After a while, 2 seals became 3 when a young … [Read more...] about Mammal Week 2019 – Seals

A seal-ly good time on Sussex’s beaches!

9th September 2019

Think sun, think stones, think seals, think the beaches of Sussex! Over the weekend the Mammal Society and Brighton Dolphin Project joined forces and took to the Sussex coastline to spread the word about the local marine mammals: grey seals and common seals. In particular we wanted to let people … [Read more...] about A seal-ly good time on Sussex’s beaches!

Species – Grey Seal

Grey Seal - Halichoerus grypus Taxon: Pinnipedia General fact sheet (click to download)   Habitat: Coastal & marshland   Description: Grey seals have grey and brown fur, sometimes with a pattern of blotches; no ears visible; long muzzle; nostrils parallel; larger and … [Read more...] about Species – Grey Seal

Species – Harbour Seal

Harbour Seal - Phoca vitulina Taxon: Pinnipedia General fact sheet (click to download) (Also known as Common seal)   Habitat: Coastal & marshland   Description: Fine spot-patterned grey or brown fur; rounded head with no ears visible; 'V' shaped nostrils and long … [Read more...] about Species – Harbour Seal

Derek Crawley’s 2.6 Challenge – blog #3

28th December 2020

Here is the last blog in our series of 2.6 Challenge fundraisers' reports. This one comes from Derek Crawley, founder member of the Staffordshire Mammal Group and co-author of the Atlas of the Mammals of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.  When Pam Worrall started her 2.6 Challenge and asked if … [Read more...] about Derek Crawley’s 2.6 Challenge – blog #3

Does shipping threaten whale conservation?

14th December 2020

December 2020 Student of the Month - James Robbins Email: james.robbins@port.ac.uk     Twitter: @JamesRRobbins Marine mammals are a diverse category, including whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, sea lions, walrus, manatees, dugong and even sea otters and polar bears. Their classification is … [Read more...] about Does shipping threaten whale conservation?

THANK YOU 2.6 Challenge mammal recorders!

29th October 2020

This week our trio of intrepid mammal mappers, Mammal Society council members, Derek Crawley, Pam Worrall and Merryl Gelling (with trusty sidekicks Seahorse and Turtle!) completed their 2.6 fundraising challenges to record as many mammal signs and sightings as they could within the space of 26 … [Read more...] about THANK YOU 2.6 Challenge mammal recorders!

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