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In the upcoming winter months, the fox breeding season will begin. For those of us living amongst foxes, this means the start of the ‘screaming’ season. This sound can be heard throughout the year and is produced by both sexes but is often associated with winter when the females (vixens) call to find a mate…. 

The Mammal Society’s 65th Spring Conference is fast approaching and we would like to invite you to submit your papers.

Water voles (Arvicola amphibius) are one of our most rapidly declining species and are now officially classified as Endangered by our recently published IUCN Red List. The reduction in the number of water voles is mostly attributed to habitat degradation beginning in the 1940s and 1950s, which has been exacerbated by predation from American mink… 

Moles are one of Britain’s least studied species and as such it is currently unclear whether their numbers are increasing or decreasing. They eat invertebrates and it is therefore possible that the mole population may have been affected by changes in farming and the use of pesticides.  During the autumn young moles will have just… 

Otters are medium-large sized carnivores, with flattened heads and a broad muzzle. They have dark brown fur, slightly lighter than the American mink. When otters swim, they use all four legs underwater, leaving only their head visible on the surface. This creates a bow wave (large V-shaped wave). Otters are difficult to spot, but they often leave… 

Bats begin to hibernate as night-time temperatures fall, but they can still be seen on warmer nights. Some are still turning up at swarming sites – the bat equivalent of a late night party – where males appear to be showing off to each other and females seem to be looking for potential mates. At…