Mammal mysteries
Have you spotted any mysterious tracks or unexplained droppings? Solve the case with some tips from Darren Tansley, the Mammal Detective.
Have you spotted any mysterious tracks or unexplained droppings? Solve the case with some tips from Darren Tansley, the Mammal Detective.
Citizen scientists are being urged to help chart UK mammal activity so researchers can better understand how animals are coping with ecological challenges such as climate change.
A common spider of heathland and grassland, the Nursery web spider has brown and black stripes running the length of its body. It is an active hunter, only using its silk to create a protective…
This stocky, brown mammal spends its life burrowing underground with its spade-like paws, hunting for earthworms to eat.
These distinctive beetles are often found around dead birds and small mammals.
Throughout my internship, I am contributing to marine conservation by assisting with marine mammal research in Cardigan Bay, collecting data on marine mammals from land and boat-based surveys, and…
Water voles may be Britain’s fastest declining mammal. This blog looks at why and how we can help them recover.
Known as the phantom of the forest, goshawks can fly through the trees at up to 40km per hour as they hunt birds and small mammals.
Mammal expert Stuart Edmunds introduces this incredible collection of carnivores.
With a population of 75 million, the field vole is one of the UK's most common mammals. Hidden among the vegetation of grassland, heathland and moorland, it is not as easily spotted as the…
Naturally Native Project Officer Elliot Lea, takes a look at water voles in the Uplands and how these special areas are providing a refuge for Britain's fastest declining mammal.