The Mammal Society
Encyclopedia
The Mammal Society is a British natural history
organisation, which studies the wild mammal
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It gives its mission statement
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The Society's president is Dr. Derek Yalden
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Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
organisation, which studies the wild mammal
Mammal
Mammals are members of a class of air-breathing vertebrate animals characterised by the possession of endothermy, hair, three middle ear bones, and mammary glands functional in mothers with young...
s of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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It gives its mission statement
Mission statement
A mission statement is a statement of the purpose of a company or organization. The mission statement should guide the actions of the organization, spell out its overall goal, provide a path, and guide decision-making...
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The Mammal Society works to protect British mammals, halt the decline of threatened species, and advise on all issues affecting British Mammals. We study mammals, identify the problems they face and promote conservation and other policies based on sound science.
The Society's president is Dr. Derek Yalden
Derek Yalden
Dr Derek William Yalden, B.Sc., Ph.D. is a zoologist and an Honorary Reader at the University of Manchester.After obtaining a 1st Class B.Sc. University College London in 1962, he completed his PhD on carpal bones in mammals at Royal Holloway College, under Prof. P. M. Butler, in 1965...
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Publications
The Society publishes a journal, Mammal Review . It also publishes books and pamphlets:- Which Bat is it? by R.E. Stebbings, D.W. Yalden and J.S. Herman