Harvest Mouse Soft Release Enclosure Finished!

Well it is now reaching a critical time for Emily's captively bred harvest mice as a small fenced enclosure is now finished which will hold them. This is located in rough grassland on the College estate and provides optimal habitat to understand how they disperse and interact. Animals have been fitted with electronic tags and a mosaic of readers designed by David will hopefully determine their behaviour over 24 hour periods. Essentially, we want to find out more about the ecology of this highly elusive and secretive mammal and aim to use our observations to advise land managers on how this tiny mammal can be conserved.

I will post some pictures, commentary and video of progress over the next week or so. Keep reading, J.