ENCOURAGING signs of #dormouse activity have been recorded in the restored woodland at Pentre Ifan, North Pembrokeshire, as part of a new #wildlife monitoring project.
The #hazeldormouse is one of the UK’s most threatened native mammals, listed as Vulnerable on the Mammal Society’s Red List. Populations have fallen by more than 70% since 2000, largely due to #habitatloss and fragmentation.
#Haselmaus #bilch

https://pembrokeshire-herald.com/125439/dormouse-discoveries-bring-new-hope-at-pentre-ifan/

A population of hazel dormice has been located in a nature reserve in West #Sussex.
The rodents' presence was confirmed when their distinctive triangular footprints were found in tunnels laid down to track their movements.
The tiny nocturnal species has already disappeared from 20 counties in #England since the 19th Century.
#Climatechange has also disrupted their hibernation patterns.
#dormouse #hazeldormouse #Haselmaus #bilch

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy7ex3m2346o

The summer has been a "bumper" breeding season for dormice in #Hampshire conservationists have said.

Volunteers from the Hampshire Dormice Group, who have been carrying out surveys to monitor the tiny mammal, said the warm, dry summer had allowed them more time to breed.
#dormouse #hazeldormouse #bilch

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyv61my4v9mo

#climatechange threatens species in a variety of ways, such as by impacting life history traits or causing spatial and temporal distribution mismatches of interdependent species. Hibernating species, such as the #hazeldormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius), may be particularly susceptible to changes in climate. For example, milder winters may increase the number of interbout arousals during hibernation, which are energetically costly.

https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/csp2.13254

Vulnerable dormice will have a more favourable habitat as a new national #nature reserve is opened, a #wildlife charity has said.
The Stiperstones Landscape reserve in Shropshire brings together organisations to safeguard heathland, ancient woodland, bogs and acidic grasslands.
One of the areas within the reserve is home to hazel dormice, which are found in "very few places" in the UK
#dormouse #hazeldormouse #bilch #Haselmaus

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy852x2lzjdo

Hazel dormice are a native #rodent to the #UK and are the only one with a distinctive furry tail, and while they can live in many habitats, they favour #woodlands and #hedgerows.

However, the #dormouse population has declined by 70% nationally since 2000, and the species is now extinct in 20 English counties, according to a 2023 report.
#hazeldormouse #Haselmaus #bilch

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2xgd30egxo

The study demonstrates that the #hazeldormouse has specific #habitat requirements related to food and safety that can be accommodated with relatively simple means in managed forests.
#dormouse #bilch #Haselmaus

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112722003425?utm_medium=SORG&utm_source=TW&dgcid=STMJ_1655754824_SC

Hazel dormice are a native #rodent to the #UK, the only one with a distinctive furry tail, and while they can live in many habitats, they favour woodlands and hedgerows.

But the dormouse population has dropped by 70% nationally since 2000, and the species is now extinct in 20 English counties, according to a 2023 report.
#hazeldormouse #bilch #Haselmaus

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgwny3zvk1o

Classified as Vulnerable on the #IUCN Red List for Britain's #Mammals, #HazelDormouse was once widespread across #England. The species' decline has been driven by #habitatloss, poor woodland and hedgerow management and the effects of #climatechange.
#dormouse #Haselmaus

https://www.birdguides.com/news/hazel-dormouse-reintroduced-to-leicestershire/