Wales Mammal Biodiversity Action Forum

Lesser Horseshoe Bat by Frank Greenaway

The Mammal Society is a proud member of the Wales Mammal Biodiversity Action Forum (WMBAF), which aims to strengthen and promote mammal conservation in Wales.

Formed as part of the Wales Biodiversity Partnership, WMBAF brings together statutory, voluntary and academic stakeholders to share learning and insights, collaborate on projects, and collectively improve public understanding of mammal conservation issues and threats throughout Wales.

WMBAF currently comprises the following partners:

• Natural Resources Wales

• The Mammal Society

• Vincent Wildlife Trust

• People’s Trust for Endangered Species

• Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales

• Bat Conservation Trust

• British Association for Shooting & Conservation

• Cardiff Uni Otter Project

• Professor Fiona Mathews (individual expert member)

• Dr Eleanor Kean (individual expert member)

The purpose of the group is to:

(i) Provide specialist mammal advice for and report to Wales Biodiversity Partnerships Species Expert Group;

(ii) Provide a forum for dialogue between statutory, voluntary organisations and Local Biodiversity Action Partnerships partnerships involved in the delivery of conservation action for Wales mammal Biodiversity Action Plan species;

(iii) Encourage awareness raising of mammal conservation issues and threats throughout Wales

(iv) Provide a link for the flow of information between local, regional, Wales and UK biodiversity action processes;

(v) Encourage the recording, reporting and dissemination of conservation status assessments of mammal species and ensure information is available for the purposes of informing biodiversity and public decision making processes;

(vi) Promote best practice survey and conservation management

WMBAF meets three times a year in order to share updates, review priorities and discuss issues around mammal conservation and research. Please bookmark this page for information on current mammal conservation work in Wales.

Signposts to Wales mammal conservation projects and information

• Barbastelles in Pembrokeshire (VWT)

• Cardiff University Otter Project

• Martens on the Move (VWT)

• Mid Wales Red Squirrel Project (Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales)

• Welsh Beaver Project (Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales)

• Water Vole Project (Wildlife Trust of South & West Wales)

• Red List for Britain’s Mammals - Wales Infographic (The Mammal Society)