Innovative mammal conservation

VWT Ireland

Innovative Mammal Conservation

Pine Martens, polecats and other carnivores

Greater and lesser horseshoe bats and other bats

Latest news

We're Hiring!

Three new posts for VWT's Martens on the Move project

New Project!

Thanks to the National Lottery Heritage Fund, we are able to launch our Martens on the Move project

New pups!

New greater horseshoe bat pups recorded in W Sussex

They're back!

Recordings show that greater horseshoe bats have returned to explore the newly renovated stable block in West Sussex

Highlights

Find out more about our work by reading short blogs written by staff, students and volunteers.

Working in partnership to monitor rare woodland species — Bechstein’s bat

Monitoring the recovering pine marten population in Wales — Volunteer Blog

Counting bats helped with career change – Volunteer Blog

Mustelids and me: how a school project led to a life-long fascination – Staff Blog

Volunteering and learning with VWT – Volunteer Blog

Getting to grips with greater horseshoe bat conservation: my work placement with Vincent Wildlife Trust

Counting bats in Kerry – VWT Ireland’s volunteer, Nora, keeps an eye on lesser horseshoe bats and their roosts

Mustelids, Mostelas…and lots of mice – Volunteer Blog

Building up a picture of weasels and stoats

Help us create a safe haven for horseshoe bats

Thanks to the huge generosity of groups and individuals, we have been able to purchase a vital maternity roost for one of our rarest mammals, the greater horseshoe bat...but we need more help to make it a safe haven. Find out more in this video.

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