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Youth Account of Mammal Society. Inspiring future conservationists through mammal monitoring and engagement. Join us for #UMAC2025!
Poster displaying impact of research into tourism associated with a seal haul out.
Vote for Claire!
Claire Stainfield's PhD investigates tourism interaction with the Ythan estuary Grey Seals. She is shortlisted for the Scottish Graduate School of Social Sciences Impact Competition 2025, and needs your vote.
Visit www.sgsss.ac.uk/impact-compe...
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🐾 Celebrate student-led mammal conservation with us! Join the UMAC 2025 Finale Webinar TOMORROW, 4:30–6pm 🌿
🎉 Inspiring talks
🏆 Winning teams
🧭 Advice on wildlife careers & more
Sign up: tinyurl.com/UMACFinale2025
#UMAC2025 #YouthInConservation #UKMammals #Students #Celebration
Grey Seals on a beach, with inset frame in style of social media post
Recently, our network was treated to a fascinating talk by PhD student, Claire Stanfield, about her work on the Ythan estuary Grey Seals. Read the latest update from Adam Robertson, a student intern helping Claire with fieldwork:
www.aberdeenmarinemammals.org/news
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🏆🐾 UMAC 2025 – March Leaderboard Drop! 🐾🏆
🥇 Lincoln Imps – 9100 pts
🥈 SUCES – 4050 pts
🥉 Mammal Mia – 3950 pts
Still climbing? Keep recording – there’s still time to make your mark! 🌿🦡 #UMAC2025
🌙 UMAC Week 8 Challenge: Celebrate Dark Sky Week by raising awareness of nocturnal mammals! 🦉🌌 Host an event, share facts, or create a campaign to highlight the importance of dark skies for wildlife.
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🎨🐾 UMAC Week 7: Mammal Art! 🐾🎨
Show off your artistic skills! Create and post original mammal-themed artwork to Instagram for a chance to win exciting prizes! 🏆👉 For full rules & how to enter, head to our Insta @MammalSocietyYouth
Deadline: March 21st! #UMACWeek7
🎨✨ Calling all students and young people!
Want to try your hand at wildlife drawing but not sure where to start?
Join us for a FREE draw-along with wildlife artist Alicia Hayden ! 🖌️🐾
📅 Date: March 20, 2025
⏰ Time: 20:00
🎯 Subject: Stoat!
Sign up: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🐶 UK Dog Owners! We need your help! 🐶
How do you feel about using different scents to guide dogs away from sensitive wildlife areas? 🌲🐦
🐕 Take our quick, anonymous survey & help protect nature while keeping walks enjoyable for your dog! 👉
qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_...
From tracking mammals to fundraising with bake sales, @lincolnimpsumac.bsky.social are off to a fantastic start in the University Mammal Challenge! 🦊🍪 Check out Georgie's blog on their first month of discoveries, teamwork, and top tips! 🐾
📖 Read more: mammal.org.uk/blog/trackst...
As it’s British Science week, Becky and Georgie visited a local school today to talk about UMAC and the importance of UK mammals. @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social
10.03.2025 14:54 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0Week 2 of our March transect walks, resetting our footprint tunnels and camera traps. We’ve had a very successful day and have even spotted some roe deer and muntjac. We downloaded over 1000 videos from our camera traps & found a ton of footprints in our tunnels. @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social
11.03.2025 14:47 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🚨 UMAC Challenge Week 6! 🚨
This #BritishScienceWeek, visit a school or community group to get them involved & earn bonus points!
🔬 No event? Join the #SmashingStereotypes campaign run by @britsciassoc.bsky.social !
🧪🎉 Download free #BSW25 activity packs here: www.britishscienceweek.org
🐾🏆 University Mammal Challenge 2025 – Leaderboard Drop! 🏆🐾
🥇 Lincoln Imps – 1950 pts
🥈 Mammal Mia (Here We Go Again!) – 1400 pts
🥉 Salford Stoats – 1100 pts
Not on the board yet? There's still time to climb the ranks! Keep tracking & stay in the game! 🦊🐭 #UMAC2025
Are you interested in learning more about the publishing process?
I am running two workshops with
@mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social in April and May on reviewing articles and how to publish a literature review. Sign up here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reviewing-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/writing-an...
🐾 UMAC Week 3 Challenge: Celebrate Campus Wildlife! 🌿
Host an event or campaign to raise awareness of the mammals on your campus! 🎉 Wildlife walks, social media campaigns, awareness stalls—get creative! 🌟 Bonus points for all teams who take part!🦊🐿️
Who doesn't love examining owl pellets?
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Thank you SO much to everyone that donated to us today during our bake sale event - we appreciate it very much and are overjoyed to have raised £200 for @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social You can still donate using this link to help mammal conservation in the UK: www.justgiving.com/page/lincoln...
27.02.2025 22:29 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Bake sale right now in Minerva, raising funds for the Mammal Society! If you can't make it but would like to support us in the University Mammal Challenge, please donate here: www.justgiving.com/page/lincoln... @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social
27.02.2025 12:49 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
🎨 Want to start wildlife drawing but not sure how? Join our FREE Stoat draw-along with artist Alicia Hayden! 🦦✏️
📅 Mar 20, 2025 | ⏰ 20:00
No experience needed—just grab your pencils & join in!
Sign up here 👉 us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#WildlifeArt #DrawAlong #UMAC
A question for ecologists/zoologists/conservationists. Did field courses propel you towards your career? They were critical for me: sad to see many universities cancelling them to cut costs. Still core in my @sussex.ac.uk teaching #ecology @cieem.bsky.social @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social #students
26.02.2025 20:09 — 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0Today we walked our 4 transects, reset our footprint tunnels and moved our camera traps. @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social #umac #umac2025 #lincolnimps #mammals #conservsation
24.02.2025 20:53 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
🏆 UMAC Week 3 Challenge Winners! 🏆
Congrats to @lincolnimpsumac.bsky.social for logging 103 sightings & winning mammal-themed goodies from Rie Designed! 🎉
Top mammals spotted: 🐿️ Grey squirrel, 🐰 Rabbit, 🦤 Mole, 🦌 Muntjac deer, 🐇 Brown hare.
Thanks to all 8 teams—190 sightings logged! 📲
🌟 UMAC WEEKLY CHALLENGE ALERT: Storytelling! 📖
Write and share a fictional or real story featuring a UK mammal.
How to enter: 1️⃣ Write your story 2️⃣ Share via email or socials (tag us) 3️⃣ Earn bonus points for your team!
#UMACChallenge #MammalStory #UKMammals #WildlifeStory #BonusPoints
Meet Ambassador, Anali!
We asked her about some questions about AFC's #SummerCamps, so if you want a sneak peek of what's in store check out her answers in the thread below! 🌼
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🚨 Week 3 Challenge: Mammal Mapper! 🦊🐾
Log the most mammal sightings using the Mammal Mapper app (15th-23rd Feb)! The winning team gets pocket notebooks & mammal-themed goodies from Rie Designed!
Don’t forget to add your team name in the comments of sightings!
#MammalMapper #WildlifeChallenge
This week we’re sharing our love for UK mammals 🥰 Next up is Lucy’s pick 🦇 What’s your favourite UK mammal? Let us know in the comments. #umac #umac2025 #lincolnimps #brownlongearedbat #bats #bat #conservation #mammals #valentines 📷 @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social
14.02.2025 08:34 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Come join us for a great afternoon helping mammal conservation! Everything provided -1:30pm start @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social
14.02.2025 12:45 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Mammal of the Week. This week featuring the Harvest Mouse.
12.02.2025 16:52 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
So excited to be leading a team for the Univeristy Mammal Challenge - ‘The Brighton Beavers!’ Looking forward to boosting mammal monitoring on our campus and seeing what we get up to over the next 12 weeks!
#umac2025 #universitymammalchallenge2025 @mammalsocietyyouth.bsky.social
💖🐾 UMAC Weekly Challenge: Week 2!
This week, earn BONUS POINTS by showing your love for UK mammals! ❤️🐿️🦡
Create a fun Valentine’s campaign or event celebrating our furry friends. Get creative & share your efforts on social media or email us!
