Author Archives: Judith Lock

SEEN 7.4 website of the week

Ask your MP to pledge for the environment http://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/campaigning/campaign-with-us/referendum/ask-your-mp-pledge-for-environment.aspx?utm_source=BrexitPledge&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=BrexitPledge  

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SEEN 7.4 species of the week

Pygmy hippo – a calf was born at Marwell on 2nd November. Vote for his name here https://www.marwell.org.uk/zoo/pages/competitions/baby-pygmy-hippo hoping to see him when I go to Marwell with BIOL2039 students next Thursday.  

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SEEN 7.4

Hampshire mammal group have their open day and AGM tomorrow (26th November) in Shawford village hall from 10am-3:30pm. Please contact Ruth Kernohan (Ruth.Kernohan@hiwwt.org.uk )and take your own lunch. There will be 4 speakers: Helen Meech – The work of rewilding Britain; Ali Morse – Connecting rivers to their floodplains; Penny Green – Re-wilding at the […]

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SEEN 7.4 Southampton news

Zebraversity released into Valley Gardens We used a soft release strategy. Zebraversity spent a week on level 7 of B85 but she is now in her new home in Valley Gardens. If you haven’t been to Valley Gardens, it is behind the students’ union building. Please go along to meet her. Southampton BioBlitz will be […]

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SEEN 7.4 Employability

Placements with the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust This post proved popular, so I thought it was worth including again. 2nd year students, the GWCT are offering year-long placements, to take place between the 2nd and 3rd years of your degree. Ryan Burrell from GWCT says “At this time for 2016/2017, we have 9 placement […]

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SEEN 7.3 species of the week

It has to be the pygmy three-toed sloth, as features in Planet Earth II last week http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p048sflc  

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SEEN 7.3 app of the week

Roger’s mushrooms – it’s a good time of year for mushroom-spotting https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/rogers-mushrooms-lite/id370634260?mt=8 iOS; https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.daleroy.fungifieldguide.lite&hl=en_GB android  

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SEEN 7.3

Jack Dicks says “http://theblackfish.org/uk/ A charity i do lots of work with to try to put an end to illegal fishing… they are always looking for new volunteers to help at events or they are looking especially for “Citizen inspectors” to go to Europe and spy on illegal catches, gather evidence and help file law complaints against […]

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SEEN 7.3 Southampton news

BioBlitz thank you event After a busy summer we are holding a thank you event for all of our volunteers and everyone involved in the project. You can also come along to find out about the project. It’s on Monday 21st November at 5:30pm in the observatory (level 7) of B85. The building has restricted […]

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SEEN 7.3 Employability

Placements with the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust 2nd year students, the GWCT are offering year-long placements, to take place between the 2nd and 3rd years of your degree. Ryan Burrell from GWCT says “At this time for 2016/2017, we have 9 placement opportunities in seven departments throughout the Trust.  These opportunities and the departments […]

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