Course convenor(s):
Warren Cresswell (BSc, PhD, CEnv, MIEEM, MIoD)
Date: 06/10/2009
Course length: 1 day
Venue:
Cresswell Associates, The Mill, Brimscombe Port, Stroud,
GL5 2QG
Course fee: £150
5% or 10% discount available if 2+ / 4+ courses are booked respectively
Outline:
This course provides an introduction to badger biology and social organisation, and explains how, in the context of development projects, this information should be used to plan and carry out badger surveys. A field trip will focus on identifying and classifying badger setts, looking for badger field signs and interpreting bait-marking surveys.
Further information:
Cresswell Associates
The Mill, Brimscombe Port
Stroud, GL5 2QG
T: +44 (0) 1453 731 231
F: +44 (0) 1453 888 797
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Target audience:
This course is aimed at those who wish to learn about badger biology, social organisation, and survey techniques, with particular reference to development projects.
Aims:
To provide:
- background information on badger biology and social organisation so as to understand when, where and how surveys should be carried out
- training on how to carry out badger surveys, including classifying setts, recognising field signs and assessing territory size through bait-marking
To demonstrate:
- badger field survey techniques
Objectives:
At the end of the course you should be able to:
- describe the life history of badgers, their social organisation, and theories on why they defend territories, and how these influence when, where and how surveys for these species should be carried out
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- define and identify main, annexe and subsidiary setts
- identify badger field signs
- carry out and interpret bait-marking surveys
- carry out badger sett surveys
Course content:
Lectures:
- Background biology
- Territoriality in badgers
- Badger sett classification
- Survey methods and field signs
Fieldwork:
Visits to nearby sites to identify field signs, find and classify badger setts and demonstrate bait marking
Additional information/requirements:
2 additional courses on badgers are available for those with existing experience on badger biology and survey techniques:
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