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.
To find out about what happened during the first year of the project, read the project e-newsletter (in English or Welsh).
Upcoming Events
| Date | Activity | Location |
Saturday 12th May
| Stoat and weasel hair-tube workshop | Denmark Farm, Ceredigion |
| Monday 21st May | Checking dormouse nest boxes | Cwm Clettwr, Ceredigion
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| Sunday 24th June | Checking dormouse nest boxes
| Cwm Clettwr, Ceredigion |
Weekly throughout June -
October | Stoat & weasel hair-tube surveys | Ceredigion |
| Sunday 15th July | Checking dormouse nest boxes
| Cwm Clettwr, Ceredigion |
| 14th & 17th July | Small mammal bait pot survey | Denmark Farm, Ceredigion |
| Saturday 4th August | Red squirrel survey day
| Twyi forest, Ceredigion |
| Sunday 22nd September | Checking dormouse nest boxes
| Cwm Clettwr, Ceredigion
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| Saturday 29th September | Coastal otter survey | Ceredigion coast |
5th, 6th, 14th, 15th & 16th
October | Harvest mouse nest surveys | Rhos Glyn yr Helig, Rhos
Pil Bach A Phennar Fawr,
Rhos Fullbrook, Cors Ian
& Capel Dewi |
Friday 19th October
| Checking dormouse nest boxes
| Cwm Clettwr, Ceredigion
|
| Saturday 17th November | Wales Dormouse Workers’
Day | Aberystwyth |
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If you are interested in attending an event, please contact project officer Jenny Macpherson. Dates may change so please check with Jenny nearer the time of the event.
For information on events in Ireland, please see the project website.
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).