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We’re delighted to welcome and support Josh Barnett in partnership with the University of Exeter, Cornwall as he studies for a PhD. Josh will investigate and assess factors affecting  future scenarios for mammal carnivore populations in Britain and their long-term co-existence with humans.

The first pine marten den box is up in #MartensOnTheMove Scot/Eng Recovery Area! With volunteers, we put the box in a Solway Forest as a safe space for martens as they spread out from nearby Galloway Forest Park. Thanks @DalbeattieMensShed for the boxes. The National Lottery Heritage Fund Forestry and Land Scotland

We’re delighted that Dr. Mihai Marinov will give a keynote talk at the 35th European Mustelid Colloquium in Romania (24-27 Sept). Dr. Marinov is a researcher from Danube Delta National Institute for R & D in Romania, and will talk on his many years of study on the critically endangered European mink.

#MartensOnTheMove recently joined in #MonmouthPride, organised by #QueeringtheWye, a project that supports the LGBTQ+ community to connect with nature. We look forward to working with them to offer young people a chance to help monitor pine martens. 🌿Wye Valley River Festival🐲 The National Lottery Heritage Fund

We are delighted that Prof Andrei Mihalca will give a keynote talk at #35EMC in Romania (24-27 Sept). His extensive research is on the ecology of vectors and vector-borne diseases, wildlife diseases and conservation medicine. Book your place here european-mustelid-colloquium.org

A new record for rare bat in Pembs! This sonogram from a site near Pengelli Forest NNR, Wales’s only known site for barbastelles, shows the clear double call of a barbastelle — hopefully the first of many new records for the Natur am Byth! Barbastelle Project. @HeritageFundCYMRU

#MartensontheMove Project Officer, Victoria Chanin, is mixing work with studies to set up a research project at Bowhill Estate, With the help of vols, she is comparing bait station types as a way of monitoring pine martens. Read it here tinyurl.com/mr45vj4s The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Less than a week to our #HeritageWeek2024 event and only a few places left! Don’t miss the chance to see one of Ireland’s rarest bat species emerge at dusk. Tues 20 Aug 7-10.30pm, Kenmare, Co. Kerry Book here lnkd.in/e6xQNDGf Supported by The Heritage Council National Heritage Week

We’re delighted to welcome Carys Peotto to VWT’s Bat Team. From her previous role at @BrisZoolSociety and from her own applied bat conservation research, Carys brings a wealth of varied experiences and interests, particularly in surveying for tree-roosting bat species.

Fab news Dr Kieran O'Malley and huge congratulations from VWT!

We’re looking forward to meeting everyone who managed to get on this Booked Out #HeritageWeek2024 Lesser Horseshoe Bat event this eve — we’re hoping for good views of the bats. We’ll also be able to share a video about this rare species later this week thanks to The Heritage Council

Thank you Wildlife Trusts Wales for inviting #MartensOnTheMove to the #StandForNatureWales Youth Summit in Cardiff. We talked about our project to Youth Forums from across Wales and took part in the Project Fair. It was fantastic to see the hard work they have accomplished! The National Lottery Heritage Fund

#NosonRyngwladolyrYstlum Mae VWT yn gweithio gyda gwirfoddolwyr i fonitro ystlumod pedol lleiaf+mwyaf yn ei warchodfeydd a gwella clwydfannau. Mae hefyd yn gweithio â chymunedau lleol i warchod yr ystlum du yn ei gadarnle yn Sir Benfro drwy Natur am Byth!. @HeritageFundCYMRU

#InternationalBatNight VWT works with vols to monitor lesser+greater horseshoe bats in its reserves and to enhance roosts to suit the bats’ needs. It is also working with local communities to protect the barbastelle in its Pembs stronghold through Natur am Byth!. @HeritageFundCYMRU

The draft #35EMC programme is available to view: Programme – European Mustelid Colloquium (european-mustelid-colloquium.org) Registration remains open until 15th September, so why not join us?! #mustelids #mustelidresearch #conference #biology #mustelidmonitoring

Ymunodd staff Natur am Byth! â Julie, sy’n gwirfoddoli, yng nghoed Cilymaenllwyd – mae’r coed hynafol yno’n berffaith ar gyfer ystlumod du. Rydym am gynnal arolwg acwstig o’r ystlumod prin hyn – cyffrous! @HeritageFundCYMRU