Mammals in a Sustainable Environment (MISE) is a project funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the Ireland Wales Programme 2007-2013 (INTERREG IVA), and will set out to foster involvement of communities in Ireland and Wales in mammal conservation.

The project is a partnership between The Vincent Wildlife Trust, Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), Snowdonia National Park Authority, Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford County Council and the National 
Biodiversity Data Centre.

The MISE project is developing non-invasive DNA-based techniques to monitor small and medium sized mammals in areas of west Wales and in and around Waterford in East Ireland. With the help of volunteers and local people, we are undertaking monitoring and conservation activities for species of conservation interest, including red squirrel, otter, pine marten, polecat, dormouse, harvest mouse and bats. Analysis of samples collected from field surveys allows the identification of potential threats to individual species which will be used to advise conservation work to safeguard the future of these mammals.

For more information on the project, please see the project website.

Upcoming Events

We will add information on upcoming events in 2012 in due course.  

West Wales Polecat Survey

We are currently collecting polecat records from west Wales, specifically Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Gwynedd and Anglesey. If you have seen a polecat, please refer to this leaflet (English or Welsh) for information on how to submit your record to us.

The MISE project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the Ireland Wales Programme 2007-2013 (INTERREG IVA).