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The 1,000th hazel dormouse has been released into the wild as part of a reintroduction programme to help boost numbers of the native mammal within the UK. Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), Natural England and the University of Cumbria have been working together to help save the endangered species from extinction. They … Read more
UK conservation charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species marks the 30th anniversary of its National Dormouse Monitoring Programme (NDMP) this year – the longest-running small land mammal survey in the world. Established in 1990 to monitor how the UK’s hazel dormouse populations are faring, results for the 2019 report revealed that, although some populations are thriving, … Read more
Wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) in partnership with Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and others released 20 breeding pairs or trios of rare hazel dormice into an undisclosed woodland location just south of Coventry, Warwickshire, on Thursday 14 June. This 2018 reintroduction follows two previous dormice reintroductions in the county which have been a … Read more
Hazel dormice are one of Britain’s most endearing mammals but their numbers are in steep decline. Last week the People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) and Warwickshire Wildlife Trust released 19 breeding pairs of hazel dormice into a secret woodland location in an attempt to reintroduce them to our countryside. Loss of woodland and hedgerow … Read more
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