The hedgehog is rapidly disappearing from Britain. Today the Mammal Society is calling on the public to help find out why. Hedgehogs are thought to have declined by around a third over the past 10 years, and the reasons for the decline remain largely unknown. To help solve the mystery the charity wants members of…
Big Half Term Hedgehog Watch 2018
University Mammal Challenge: Zero Fox Given checking-in…with many foxes!
Beth here from Zero Fox Given, Imperial College London. We’ve had a mammal-packed few months with lots of opportunities to see the wonderful wildlife at Imperial’s Silwood Park Campus, Berkshire. We’ve found some great evidence in both the mud and snow, so we’ve been able to indulge in a little snow-tracking: …
Chris Packham includes Mammal Society guide in new clothing range
I was delighted to represent the Mammal Society at the launch of Chris Packham’s new clothing range at Cotswold Outdoor, in Covent Garden on 5 April. This clothing range is aimed at encouraging children to explore the natural environment. Chris Packham gave a spellbinding talk on the build up to these clothes. Every detail had been…
MPOY2018 Under 15 Winner Katy Read receives prize
We were pleased to welcome winner of the Young Mammal Photographer of the Year (Under 15 Category) Katy Read at this year’s Spring Conference. Katy and her father joined us for the exhibition and prizegiving on the first night of this year’s Conference at the University of Exeter. Pictured below are Katy Read and Hilary…
The Mammal Photographer of the Year 2018 – Winners Announced!
The Mammal Society’s Mammal photographer of the Year 2018 competition winners have been announced this week. Led by Mammal Society council member and editor of Mammal News, Hilary Conlan, the panel of three judges selected the winners from a huge number of entries from some of the UK’s most talented amateur wildlife photographers. This year…
The impact of invasive mammals in Britain
There are around 200 known invasive non-native plant and animal species in Britain and this number is increasing. A number of these are invasive mammals – and they can have a devastating impact on our native wildlife. What are invasive species? Mammal Society Vice-Chair Kate Hills, explains “Invasive Non-Native Species are plants and animals which…
Book giveaway “I, Mammal: the Story of What Makes Us Mammals”
We have three copies of Liam Drew’s fascinating book I, Mammal: the Story of What Makes Us Mammals (Bloomsbury) to give away via Twitter. The book is a popular science account of the traits that make a mammal a mammal. Each chapter considers a distinct characteristic of mammals and asks how that trait evolved and…
Scottish wildcat adventure
Guest blog by Hannah Lockwood, Team Leader, Mammal Society’s University Mammal Challenge (UMAC), Nottingham Trent University: Last year I took on the role of Team Leader in the Mammal Society’s University Mammal Challenge (UMAC), using a variety of survey techniques to record as many mammals as possible at Nottingham Trent University’s Brackenhurst campus. With a grand…
Position Statement – the reintroduction of the lynx to Britain
The northern or Eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx, was once a native British species. Exact dates of its extinction in the UK are not known but radiocarbon dating of fossil remains have shown that this large feline is likely to have been present in the wild in the British Isles until the early Medieval period, and…
