Talk reminder for this Thursday: 'Studying an urban mammal: the west European hedgehog'

Dr Abbi Gazzard will be with us at at the Victoria Hall on Tisbury High Street on Thursday 10th October at 7:30pm (doors, and the bar will be open from 7:00). 

Abi, who lives in Westbury, is a Programme Officer working as a member of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) Small Mammal Specialist Group for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

She is based at the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust, an international charity headquartered at Jersey Zoo in the Channel Islands, that works to save species from extinction. 

​As Abi says “I wanted to be able to help wildlife, so conservation was the direction for me. I was lucky to spend some time studying hedgehogs and this interest ultimately led me into the world of small mammal research. Small mammals are inspiring in their own right! They may be little, but creatures like moles, rats, squirrels and porcupines can play big roles in ecosystems.” 

​As with all our events, this meeting is free if you’re a member of the Society or under 21, and you’ll be very welcome to come as a guest visitor for the payment of £2.

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