Feasibility Assessment for Reinforcing Pine Marten Numbers in England and Wales
Feasibility Assessment for Reinforcing Pine Marten Numbers in England and Wales Jenny MacPherson The Vincent Wildlife Trust 3 & 4 Bronsil Courtyard, Eastnor, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1EP November 2014 Co-authors and contributors ELIZABETH CROOSE The Vincent Wildlife Trust, 3 & 4 Bronsil Courtyard, Eastnor, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 1EP DAVID BAVIN The Vincent Wildlife Trust, 3 & 4 Bronsil Courtyard, Eastnor, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 1EP DECLAN O’MAHONY Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute, Newforge Lane, Belfast, BT9 5PX, Northern Ireland JONATHAN P. SOMPER Greenaway, 44 Estcourt Road, Gloucester, GL1 3LG NATALIE BUTTRISS The Vincent Wildlife Trust, 3 & 4 Bronsil Courtyard, Eastnor, Ledbury, Herefordshire HR8 1EP Acknowledgements We would like to thank Johnny Birks, Robbie McDonald, Steven Tapper, Sean Christian and David Bullock for their input and helpful comments and discussion during the preparation of this report. We are also grateful to Paul Bright, Liz Halliwell, Huw Denman, Kenny Kortland, Colin Seddon, Roisin Campbell-Palmer, Peter Lack, Roger Powell, Pete Turner, Catherine O’Reilly, members and staff of the Dutch Mammal Society, Henry Schofield, Hilary Macmillan, Kate McAney, Orly Razgour and Matthieu Lundy for their help and advice. The questionnaire survey in chapter 5 was carried out as part of the People & Pine Martens in Wales project, funded by the Welsh Co-operative to whom we owe thanks. We are grateful to all organisations and individuals who publicised the online survey, including the People’s Trust for Endangered Species, the Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens, The Mammal Society, Denmark Farm, Gwent Wildlife Trust and Brecknock Wildlife Trust, and to all those who took time to complete the survey.
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