Abi Gazzard
@drabigazzard
Programme Officer for the IUCN SSC Small Mammal Specialist Group (with @IUCN_SMSG @DurrellWildlife)
Big hedgehog fan 🦔🦔🦔
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http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0604-7160 25-04-2017 22:24:24
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We're looking for a Species Survival Officer to be based at Alpenzoo Innsbruck who will focus of small mammals! Deadline is 30th October. For all of the details see lnkd.in/ebFnCsfd
One small edit for a hedgehog expert, but one giant leap for hedgehogkind. The European hedgehog has just changed status from Least Concern to Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List for Europe I am proud to be one of two assessors behind this status change, alongside Abi Gazzard
Today's IUCN Red List update includes many small mammal reassessments. Unfortunately, the most significant changes concern a worsening in Red List categories. Read more about some of these assessments here: small-mammals.org/2024/10/28/red…
Inspired by the IUCN Red List status change of the European hedgehog from Least Concern to Near Threatened, Abi Gazzard , David Macdonald and I wrote a Correspondence, published in Nature, expressing our concern for the future of hedgehogs. nature.com/articles/d4158…
This week's edition of Nature contains hedgehogs🦔 I co-authored a Correspondence with Abi Gazzard and David Macdonald on the decline of hedgehogs. It is an honour to be published in Nature, and hopefully the millions of readers will be engaged in the fight to save hedgehogs🦔
🐀 Extinction risk has worsened for several small mammal species following an update by IUCN Red List 🦔 🐾 The update included reassessments worked on by IUCN SSC Small Mammal SG, including Dr Ros Kennerley and Dr Abi Gazzard from Durrell 👉 durrell.org/news/small-mam…
🦔The #conservation status of the Western European hedgehog has deteriorated. Discover what can be done in a recent IUCN Red List update. iucn.org/press-release/…
Our species chapter for the Mammals of Middle and South America was published last week. Happy to have worked on this with Dr Ros Kennerley and Dr Alexis Mychajliw of IUCN SSC Small Mammal SG. Please have a read about the very unique Hispaniolan Solenodon! link.springer.com/referenceworke…
Wondering what’s going on with the five hedgehog species found in Europe? Take a look at our new paper! We discuss recent regional IUCN Red List assessments, major threats for hhogs, & challenges with research and conservation. doi.org/10.1016/j.bioc… Dr Hedgehog 🦔 Hedgehog Research David W. Macdonald
📢 Calling all wildlife conservation and hedgehog nerds 📢 I am proud to announce that Abi Gazzard, David Macdonald and I have published a paper summarising the current conservation statuses of the five hedgehog species occurring in Europe: doi.org/10.1016/j.bioc…
This study ◉ solves the confusion over #porcupine diversity in #Bangladesh ◉ examines Malayan porcupines' response to nighttime illumination ◉ updates the range of Asiatic brush-tailed porcupines, a basal species doi.org/10.1016/j.gecc… Abi Gazzard IUCN SSC Small Mammal SG #cameratrap
New grant opportunity for ECRs and students! Check out Indianapolis Zoo's Wild Futures Small Conservation Grants! Expressions of interest due by 31st March indianapoliszoo.com/indianapolis-z…
