The Mammal Society

Description

The Mammal Society is a British charity devoted to the science-led research and conservation of mammals in the British Isles and Ireland.

It works to ensure a bright future for mammals by inspiring, supporting and enhancing conservation projects and policies that protect and restore native mammal populations and their habitats. It empowers conservationists, students, citizen scientists and nature champions through training, resources and survey activities. It also builds public awareness of and support for mammal conservation through education, communications and campaigns, and runs national surveys such as Mini Mammal Monitoring.

The Society was formed in 1954, with its inaugural spring conference held the following year at the University of Exeter. It has around 2,000 members, both experts and enthusiasts, working to develop a greater understanding of mammals and the conservation challenges they face. It is working to address the under-recording of mammals in the British Isles by building a National Mammal Atlas, gathering national data and records to inform conservation decisions.

The Mammal Society offers training courses for consultants, conservationists and enthusiasts, covering ecology, technical skills and surveying. It publishes books for conservationists and enthusiasts, and a scientific journal, Mammal Review, as well as the reference work Mammals of the British Isles: Handbook. The organisation is represented by local groups and relies on its members and volunteers.