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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?

Harvest Mouse project news – Staffordshire Mammal Group

2nd December 2020

Thank you to Staffordshire Mammal Group (SMG) for sending us your harvest mouse data! The data supplied to us by SMG has allowed us to convert this into baseline information on the presence of harvest mice in Staffordshire vice counties. This information  can then be used to identify tetrads that … [Read more...] about Harvest Mouse project news – Staffordshire Mammal Group

Children’s nature-themed books – a pre-Christmas review

24th November 2020

To get us in the mood for Christmas, we asked ecological consultant and Mammal Society council member, Merryl Gelling and her two children, nicknamed Seahorse (aged 2) and Turtle (aged 6), to review some of the latest children's nature-themed story books. We'll be posting the results of their … [Read more...] about Children’s nature-themed books – a pre-Christmas review

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

The Turtle and Seahorse 2.6 Challenge – Blog #2

9th November 2020

Today we have the second in our series of 2.6 Challenge fundraiser blogs, this time from Merryl Gelling in Oxfordshire who, with her two daughters, raised an amazing £378 for the Mammal Society! I jumped at the chance to join Pam Worrall in her 2.6 Challenge to see 26 different species of … [Read more...] about The Turtle and Seahorse 2.6 Challenge – Blog #2

COVID-19 – advice to volunteers

6th November 2020

The current advice to volunteers carrying out wildlife surveys is that they can continue to survey only if they are following all government guidance in their geographic region regarding outdoor activities, they are maintaining social distancing and appropriate health and safety procedures at all … [Read more...] about COVID-19 – advice to volunteers

Mammal Week 2020 – Islands

1st November 2020

National Mammal Week 2020: Day 10: Islands Mammal Society Vice Chair and Biosecurity & Invasives Manager of South West Water Kate Hills writes about islands, their endemics and invasive species... This summer I went to the Isles of Scilly with the family, but also to hunt out a couple of key … [Read more...] about Mammal Week 2020 – Islands

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