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Volume 8

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First records of the greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula from Great Britain
First records of the greater white-toothed shrew Crocidura russula from Great Britain

This paper presents the first records of the greater white-toothed shrew in Great Britain – a species that was previously thought to only occur in the British Isles in Guernsey, Alderney and Sark, and more recently Ireland.

First recorded stranding of a short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus, in Britain
First recorded stranding of a short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus, in Britain

A paper that outlines the first record of a short-finned pilot whale in Britain. The individual was a live stranding, known as the Hazelbeach pilot whale, and was identified through the examination of its skull and via contemporary photographs of the stranded carcass.

Camera trap surveys can reveal the dynamics of deer “hotspots” in Ireland
Camera trap surveys can reveal the dynamics of deer “hotspots” in Ireland

The use of camera traps as a survey technique is an important way to gather information on terrestrial wildlife. This paper uses this technique to undertake Ireland’s first systematic camera trap survey for large mammals, capturing footage of eight wild mammal species in Wicklow, Ireland, including sika deer.

A response to Hesford & MacLeod (2022): Rejection of a model estimating high densities of mountain hares in the Peak District, England
A response to Hesford & MacLeod (2022): Rejection of a model estimating high densities of mountain hares in the Peak District, England

A response paper which comments on the high mountain hare densities estimated by Hesford & MacLeod (2022).