The Mammal Society
| Formation | 1954 |
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| Legal status | Non-profit company and registered charity |
| Purpose | For Evidence-based Conservation. |
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Region served | UK |
Membership | Academics, professional ecologists, enthusiasts and conservationists |
| Website | www.mammal.org.uk |
The Mammal Society is a British charity devoted to the research and conservation of British mammals.
The Mammal Society was formed in 1954, and the first ever spring conference took place the following year at The University of Exeter.
The Mammal Society has a membership of around 2000 mammalogists, ecologists, conservationists, both experts and enthusiasts, all working to develop greater understanding of mammals and the conservation challenges they face. The Society runs national surveys for mammals, for example Mini Mammal Monitoring. You can find more information at www.mammal.org.uk/surveys.
The Mammal Society is also working to address the problem that mammals in the British Isles are severely under-recorded, resulting in a lack of mammal conservation progress. The Mammal Society is determined to overcome this by creating a National Mammal Atlas, the first in over 20 years, to provide vital information on mammal distribution and abundance so that informed conservation decisions can be made for species in need. In order to achieve this they are collating national mammal data and records to gather up to date information.
The Mammal Society offers a wide range of expert-led training courses for consultants, conservationists and enthusiasts alike, covering ecology, technical skills and surveying. A full list of these courses can be found here.
The Society's president is Dr. Paul Chanin, and its current Chair is Dr Fiona Mathews.
Publications
The Mammal Society published a number of informative books for conservationists, enthusiasts and consultants alike, as well as a scientific journal, Mammal Review.
It also publishes a number of books. There are currently 10 species guides in the species monograph series in print. They are 24-28 page monographs which detail a species' biology, ecology and conservation. The species included are:
- The Hedgehog
- Brown Hare
- The Badger
- Squirrels
- Stoats and Weasels
- The Dormouse
- The Pine Marten
- otter The Otter
- The Water Shrew Handbook
- Bats
In June 2012, The Mammal Society published UK BAP Mammals: Interim Guidelines for Survey Methodologies, Impact Assessment & Mitigation for species for which there was previously no available guidance.
http://mammal.org.uk/bap_mammals_guidelines
The definitive publication of The Mammal Society is the 4th edition of Mammals of The British Isles Handbook. The Handbook is well established as the classic reference source detailing the biology, ecology and conservation of every mammal occurring in Britain and Ireland. The 3rd edition, dating to 1991, had long been out of press, until over 100 of the leading mammalogists, mostly members of The Mammal Society, contributed to complete this comprehensive 800-page 4th revision, published in 2008. It presents an authoritative summary of our current knowledge of mammal ecology, biology and conservation issues, with detailed accounts for every species of mammal found in or around the British Isles.
References
External links
www.mammal.org.uk