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Another successful European Mustelid Colloquium

Researchers and conservationists from around Europe and beyond met in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, in September 2024 to share their work on a special, and sometimes underappreciated, group of mammals – the mustelids. The European Mustelid Colloquium has been going for many decades and VWT is proud to play a significant part in its organisation and continuity. Read More

11th October 2024

Annual Report and Financial Statements for December 2023 — just published!

Vincent Wildlife Trust has just published its Annual Report for 2023, which gives an overview of the past year’s highlights, its projects, its partners and its audited financial statements. Download the report and find out about the work achieved by VWT, its partners, funders and volunteers for mammal conservation during 2023. Photo: Greater horseshoe bat Read More

10th October 2024

Dr Mihai Marinov will join 35th European Mustelid Colloquium as a keynote speaker

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Mihai Marinov will be giving a keynote presentation at the 35th European Mustelid Colloquium at the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (24-27 September 2024). Dr. Marinov leads the Centre for the Study of Transborder and Emergent Diseases and Zoonosys, within the Department of Read More

30th July 2024

We’re looking for a Fundraising and Communications Manager — Deadline reached

NB We are no longer accepting applications for this post. Would you like to join an organisation where you can make a real difference to what we can achieve for conservation? As Fundraising and Communications Manager, you can play a pivotal role in achieving our strategy and mission by leading the development and delivery of Read More

17th June 2024

Professor Andrzej Zalewski to make the first keynote speech at 35th European Mustelid Colloquium!

  We are delighted to announce that Professor Andrzej Zalewski will be giving the first keynote presentation at the 35th European Mustelid Colloquium at the University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (24-27 September 2024). Professor Zalewski is Leader of the Ecophysiology and Behavioral Ecology Unit of The Mammal Research Institute, an independent scientific research Read More

5th June 2024

We’re Hiring! Bat Conservation Officer (Maternity Cover)

NB: Deadline reached and no longer accepting applications We need someone passionate about bat conservation who will support VWT’s Bat Team by managing reserves, overseeing bat projects and reporting on conservation interventions. The Conservation Team has a track record of delivering ground-breaking projects such as translocating and re-establishing pine marten to mid-Wales, running the first Read More

13th May 2024

Community action for a rare woodland mammal begins thanks to The National Lottery Heritage Fund

Thanks to funding from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Martens on the Move Team has launched into action for pine martens and people across Britain. Led by Dr Stephanie Johnstone as Project Manager, the team includes Victoria Chanin (Project Officer for the Scottish/English borders), Lucy Nord (Project Officer for the Welsh/English borders) and Rowie Read More

23rd April 2024

Registration for 35th European Mustelid Colloquium is now open!

The 2024 European Mustelid Colloquium will be held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania 24-27 September 2024.     This September, conservationists and researchers of European members of the Mustelidae family will gather in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, to discuss the latest scientific findings and the challenges faced by this group of mammals. This year we particularly hope to shine Read More

18th March 2024

St. Govan Church reopened its doors to the local community for Christmas

St Govan Church is a clear example of how bats and people can share a church. The tradition has been to keep the church closed for the summer during the bats’ breeding season and to open up under special licence for Christmas services when the bats were hibernating underground elsewhere. However, with the recent milder Read More

26th February 2024

We’re Hiring! Administration and Finance Assistant Vacancy

Administration and Finance Assistant VWT is looking for a new Administration and Finance Assistant to support its business and finance administration function with an interesting variety of tasks. If you have an interest in business and finance administration, with an excellent attention to detail and communications skills, and would like to work with us to support wildlife conservation, Read More

30th January 2024
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