Student Spotlight - Emily Hague PhD Researcher at Heriot-Watt University Email: elh2001@hw.ac.uk Twitter: @emilyhague If I asked you to list potential activities that may impact marine mammals (whales, dolphins, porpoises and seals) around the UK, what would come to mind? Perhaps noise? … [Read more...] about Spot the boat: understanding the overlap of vessel and marine mammal activity around Scotland’s coastline
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The deal with grey seals: human disturbance at haul-out sites
Student Spotlight - Rachel Roberts Undergraduate student at Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) Email: rachelmroberts86@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-roberts-54b41b146/ Download the PDF of the poster here Background The number of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) using … [Read more...] about The deal with grey seals: human disturbance at haul-out sites
Using DNA as a tool to assess biodiversity
Student Spotlight - Thomas Curran PhD student at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) Email: thomascurran303@gmail.com Twitter: @ThomasCurran01 I am a 3rd year Ph.D. student in Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT), in the southeast of Ireland where I work as a member of the Molecular … [Read more...] about Using DNA as a tool to assess biodiversity
Mammal Society Position Statement on the Protection of British Mammals
Executive Summary There are just 48 native land mammals in Britain together with 30 marine species regularly observed in UK waters, compared with thousands of vascular plants, fungi, bryophytes and invertebrates, yet one in four of the UK's land mammals are Threatened (Vulnerable, Endangered, … [Read more...] about Mammal Society Position Statement on the Protection of British Mammals
Rare sightings and seals by Fiona Mathews
This article was written by former Mammal Society Chair, Fiona Mathews. It has appeared in the magazine British Wildlife in June 2021. At the time of posting (19 June 2021) Wally the Walrus has moved from Tenby to France and Spain and was most recently seen off the coast of the Isles of … [Read more...] about Rare sightings and seals by Fiona Mathews
Insects: a barometer for environmental health – National Insect Week
Max Anderson is a PhD student at the University of Sussex. His research has been focussed on understanding the impacts of livestock farming systems on wildlife, with a particular focus on bats and their invertebrate prey. Max Anderson (Twitter: @maxando) In every nook and cranny of our planet, … [Read more...] about Insects: a barometer for environmental health – National Insect Week
Mammal Society welcomes government commitment to ‘nature positive future’ in response to Dasgupta Report
Today, in the wake of the G7 Summit in Cornwall, the Government has announced its response to the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity. In his February 2021 Report, commissioned by HM Treasury in 2019, Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta stated “Truly sustainable economic growth and … [Read more...] about Mammal Society welcomes government commitment to ‘nature positive future’ in response to Dasgupta Report
Strong themes at G7 summit but decisive action needed to save wildlife
by Stephanie Wray, Mammal Society Chair If you have been living under a rock this week (which may well be a good Covid-avoidance strategy) you may not have noticed the pomp and ceremony of the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Cornwall. The stated aims of the UK Presidency of the 2021 Summit are to ‘build … [Read more...] about Strong themes at G7 summit but decisive action needed to save wildlife
