For generations, pine martens lived secretive existences in the wildest reaches of Scotland, having been largely eradicated from southern Britain. In the past decade, conservation efforts have led to an expansion of pine martens back to areas of England and Wales where they were missing for decades.

This course will give an insight into the hidden world of one of our most charismatic animals as they become a more familiar sight across the whole UK. Stuart will cover their habitat needs, diet and breeding cycles before demonstrating some of the key successful techniques he has discovered to monitor them in often unsuitable habitat.

Delivered by Stuart Edmunds.

Stuart Edmunds is a self employed wildlife conservation specialist with a particular interest in carnivores. In 2009, he set up Shropshire Pine Marten Project with the intention of verifying or rejecting historic records of the mammal in the county. The project successfully recorded pine martens in 2015 and has been conducting further surveys across Shropshire ever since.He has been chairman of Shropshire Mammal Group since 2013 and has worked for Natural England, The National Trust and Shropshire Wildlife Trust while running independent training on wildlife tracking and monitoring for universities and ecology consultancies. He was awarded a conservation award by International Fund for Animal Welfare in 2019.

A CPD certificate will be available on completion of the course.

Entry level: This event can be attended by people who have little to no pre-existing knowledge of the topic and wish to develop an initial understanding.

Accessibility:
We are committed to ensuring the accessibility of our training courses. If you require accommodations or have any accessibility concerns, please contact Fiona (training@themammalsociety.org) in advance, and we will be happy to assist you.

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*Please note - If not enough delegates book on to this course it may be postponed with two weeks notice, this is because we are a small charity and need to make sure our events are viable.

Pine Marten: Monitoring and Ecology