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A year in the life of a harvest mouse. 6 Min Read

Meet our next cohort of Youth Ambassadors! 5 Min Read

Read about Lana’s experience on a Dormouse Ecology and Conservation training course after being awarded one of the Mammal Society’s Golden Tickets.. 2 Min Read

Understanding harvest mouse distribution and factors that impact habitat use are essential to inform conservation and improve survey strategies. 5 Minute Read

This guide will help you understand why fieldwork matters, the challenges students face, and how you can make your voice heard to secure more opportunities. 5 Minute Read

A campaign update about the worrying trend of fieldwork opportunities disappearing from life science courses at UK universities. 10 Minute Read

The Mammal Society strongly opposes Ofgem’s draft determination to reduce the ambition of environmental commitments, particularly the decision to reject funding for 10% or greater Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) in non-statutory construction projects and to reject commitments to deliver additional biodiversity compensation beyond 10% BNG for planning consent. 12 Minute Read

A look into the science behind the feral goat populations in Scotland and what the Mammal Society is doing to research them. 10 Minute Read

A staff member at the Mammal Society explores whether or not nature organisations should speak out on social and economic issues. 5 Minute Read

TSRAs, which the Mammal Society worked on (leading on defining the TSRAs for all terrestrial and marine mammals excepting bats) has been published this week in conjunction with a press release celebrating the Species Recovery Programme capital grant scheme.

Mammal Society Youth Ambassador Mel shares her experience surveying for marine mammals and chatting with passengers on the MV Loch Seaforth. 4 Min Read

Read about Andrew’s recent experience on a Dormouse Ecology and Conservation training course after being awarded one of the Mammal Society’s Golden Tickets.. 2 Min Read

The author’s personal fascination with the animal is apparent from the start: ‘It was their wildness that hit me. When you first lock eyes with a Pine Marten, for a brief moment, you have become part of their wild, woodland world.’ 

Eilidh Cooney is a career changer based in Perth, Scotland. Here, she tells us about her recent experience after being awarded one of the Mammal Society’s Golden Tickets.. 3 Min Read

In the lead up to this year’s National Mammal Week (21st – 27th April), NHBS was kindly invited by The Mammal Society to attend their new Mammal Identification and Ecology residential training course. 4 Min Read

The results are in… winners of the SUCES UMAC photography competition! 5 Min Read

Hear about Molly’s experience of UMAC 2025 at Swansea University! 5 Min Read

Find out about our Youth Ambassadors’ plans to walk to West Highland Way!. 3 Min Read

Recently, a recurring theme has been worryingly prevalent in political discourse; that of nature being in opposition to development, and a blocker to progress. 8 Min Read

Hear about the Salford Stoats experience of UMAC 2025! 5 Min Read

We are pleased to share this insightful post about wildlife-friendly gardening written by Susan Young who is a photographer and writer based in South Devon, who has a wealth of experience in wildlife photography. 4 Min Read

Hear about the Lincoln Imps second month of the UMAC 2025! 5 Min Read

Find out more about how schools can get involved with our work and our new schools membership offer. 5 Min Read

Hear about the Lincoln Imps first month of the UMAC 2025! 5 Min Read

Find out more about security cameras and recorders for monitoring of wildlife. 5 Min Read

Our CEO Matt Larsen-Daw’s response to the discovery of wild boar on Dartmoor. 5 Min Read

Meet our new Youth Ambassadors! 5 Min Read

Find out the prizes for our annual photography and art competitions! 2 Min Read