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The Mammal Society Recognises Three Conservation Heroes in 70th Anniversary Awards
The Mammal Society Recognises Three Conservation Heroes in 70th Anniversary Awards

The Richard Shore Prize, Mammal Society Medal and President’s Award were all given to three mammalogists on the 13th April. 5 Minute Read

The Big Mammal Challenge results are in!
The Big Mammal Challenge results are in!

The red fox and European rabbit were the most commonly spotted mammals in the Big Mammal Challenge. 5 Minute Read

Britain’s forgotten and underrepresented mammals
Britain’s forgotten and underrepresented mammals

These forgotten and underrepresented mammals include species that are endangered, extinct, urban, small and under-recorded. 12 Min Read

Call for data on wild mammals during National Mammal Week
Call for data on wild mammals during National Mammal Week

Conservation charity Mammal Society urges UK public to help boost data on wild mammals in National Mammal Week (22-28 April 2024). 5 Min Read

How UMAC has pushed me to gain leadership and science communication Skills
How UMAC has pushed me to gain leadership and science communication Skills

Student Spotlight by Anna Foster. 5 Min Read

Campus conservationists win our first ever mammal champions award
Campus conservationists win our first ever mammal champions award

Lyndon Howson, a student at the University of Chester, has been recognised for spearheading the Hedgehog Friendly Campus Project on his campus. 3 Min Read

National Mammal Week celebrates mammal diversity
National Mammal Week celebrates mammal diversity

From April 22nd to 28th, National Mammal Week returns, dedicated to raising awareness and promoting conservation of British mammals. 3 Min Read

Securing your camera trap (on a student’s budget!)
Securing your camera trap (on a student’s budget!)

Student Spotlight by Kenneth Hillock. 2 Min Read

Craibstone Critters UMAC 2024
Craibstone Critters UMAC 2024

Student Spotlight by Grace Green 2 Mins

Mammal Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners Announced!
Mammal Photographer of the Year 2024 Winners Announced!

See the winners of our MPOY 2024 competition! 3 minute read

Mammal monitoring methods: Footprint tunnels 
Mammal monitoring methods: Footprint tunnels 

Footprint tunnels offer an accessible and non-invasive approach to surveying the presence of hedgehogs and other small mammals in your local environment. Creating and setting footprint tunnels is a fun and educational activity that can engage the whole family while contributing valuable data to local wildlife conservation efforts. 5 Min Read

Media content analysis of wild red foxes in the UK 
Media content analysis of wild red foxes in the UK 

Student Spotlight by Katherine (Koko) Sutter 5 Mins

Inspiring the next generation of scientists
Inspiring the next generation of scientists

Student Spotlight by Kirsty Adaway 3 Mins

Tales from the Riverbank: The Life of an Otter Researcher 
Tales from the Riverbank: The Life of an Otter Researcher 

Student Spotlight by Holly Hulme 2 Mins

The Dead Do Tell Tales  
The Dead Do Tell Tales  

Student Spotlight by Rachel Lennon. 3 Mins

Guide to Small Mammal Bones in Barn Owl Pellets
Guide to Small Mammal Bones in Barn Owl Pellets

Learn more about the tireless work that went behind creating this photographic guide. 5 Min Read

Fifth annual Great Scottish Squirrel Survey
Fifth annual Great Scottish Squirrel Survey

The Great Scottish Squirrel Survey returns for its fifth year this autumn. 2 Min Read

State of Nature 2023 - Mammal Society Response
State of Nature 2023 - Mammal Society Response

More than a quarter of UK mammal species face local extinction. 10 Min Read

What are grey and black and red all over?
What are grey and black and red all over?

A look at the different squirrels we have in Britain. 3 Min Read

Mammal Society's 2023 Prize Winners Announced
Mammal Society's 2023 Prize Winners Announced
Head out to the riverside and get mammal spotting!
Head out to the riverside and get mammal spotting!
Raiders of the fox scat
Raiders of the fox scat

Student Spotlight by Benjamin Rozier

What do we want? A healthy environment. When do we want it? No later than 2030!
What do we want? A healthy environment. When do we want it? No later than 2030!
Hedgehogs: predators and the truths behind their decline
Hedgehogs: predators and the truths behind their decline
The Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife by Lee Raye
The Atlas of Early Modern Wildlife by Lee Raye
Mammals in Summer
Mammals in Summer
Welcoming Gillian Burke: Mammal Society's Newest Patron
Welcoming Gillian Burke: Mammal Society's Newest Patron
Releasing Wildcats in Scotland: An Interview with Dr Helen Senn
Releasing Wildcats in Scotland: An Interview with Dr Helen Senn
Invasive Species Week 2023
Invasive Species Week 2023
Mammal Photographer of the Year 2023 - final results!
Mammal Photographer of the Year 2023 - final results!

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