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Until end of March Hunting for harvest mice nests
In autumn 2016, Devon Mammal Group began a pilot project looking for harvest mice in Devon. It came to our attention that this charismatic species is under recorded in our county. With just a handful of records we wanted to change this and we would like to survey as many tetrads (10 x 10 km grid squares) as possible in Devon. Devon is a large county, and with more than 90 tetrads, this is no small challenge. However, we offer training sessions for anyone who wants to learn, in the hope that the new found knowledge will be put to use and more records will come fl ooding in! We have been running a number of dedicated training days, as well as smaller training sessions across the county, plus Zoom training sessions during lockdown. We have also made a 3-minute YouTube video showing how to look for them, but please don’t forget to let us know if you fi nd any. Between now and the end of March 2021, while the harvest mice aren’t nesting, it’s a great time to look out for evidence of their nests. If you would like to take part in this year’s search and training, or sign up to the mailing list for updates on how the search is progressing, contact Sarah Butcher at harvestmouse@ devonmammalgroup.org. We also have a Twitter feed and Facebook page @HarvestMiceDVN. How to look for Harvest Mice: youtube.com/watch?v=nhttOGQriY0&feature=youtu.be
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