Course: Badger Ecology, Survey and Habitat Management
The Species Recovery Trust
This course is aimed at anyone interested in surveying for badgers, including early career ecologists, conservationists and land managers. The following topics will be covered during an online tutorial and field visit:
- identification and ecology of badgers
- legislation protecting them
- survey standards and techniques
- mitigation measures and licensing
- habitat management
This training day will be split into two sessions, an online tutorial which will cover the subjects above, as well as practical tips on habitat assessment, levels of disturbance badgers will tolerate, and the need for good surveys. The second session will be a session in the field, where a number of badger setts are located (near Hindhead, Surrey). This main part of the training will focus on the practical elements of badger conservation – it will provide plenty of opportunities to search for and identify badger signs, and familiarise attendees with effective mitigation tools and habitat management.
At the end of the course, attendees will be issued with an attendance certificate.
About The Species Recovery Trust
We are a charity devoted to saving some of Britain’s most endangered species.
The Species Recovery Trust is committed to preventing the loss of some of the rarest plant, insect and animal species in the UK, with our primary aim being to remove 50 species from the edge of extinction by 2050.
Our work involves producing dynamic conservation strategies informed by detailed scientific knowledge, and making sure they are carried out effectively throughout our conservation sites.
We are a charity devoted to saving some of Britain’s most endangered species. The Species Recovery Trust is committed to preventing the loss of some of the rarest plant, insect and animal species in the UK, with our primary aim being to remove 50 species from the edge of extinction by 2050. Our work involves producing dynamic conservation strategies informed by detailed scientific knowledge, and making sure they are carried out effectively throughout our conservation sites.
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