04 September 2012
Jersey Biodiversity Partnership will be holding its seventh annual meeting at the Durrell International Training Centre, Trinity on Saturday 8 September 2012 between 10am and 3pm. The meeting is open to all existing members and to anyone else with an interest in Jerseyā€™s natural heritage. The partnership actively encourages more groups or volunteers to join.
This yearā€™s meeting will focus on Jerseyā€™s participation in the United Nations International Decade of Biodiversity 2011-2020.
There will be presentations by local and visiting experts on some of Jerseyā€™s most iconic species including red squirrels, the ormer, bats and wall lizards. There will also be an afternoon presentation and interactive workshop which will examine and debate Jerseyā€™s protected habitat policies. The meeting will also review recent work undertaken by the partnership and discuss what is planned for 2013 and beyond.
Presentations will include:
- United Nations International Decade of Biodiversity 2011-2020. Nina Cornish (States of Jersey)
- Jersey Red Squirrel Disease Surveillance. Tiffany Blacket (Twycross Zoo)
- Population genetics, inbreeding and disease in the Jersey population of red squirrels. Siobhan Simpson (Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology)
- Understanding the genetics of Jerseyā€™s Ormers. Tony Legg (Jersey Sea Farms)
- Bats and their droppings. Paul Wagstaffe (Nurture Ecology)
- Structure and origins of Jerseyā€™s wall lizard population. Nina Cornish (States of Jersey)
- Workshop: Reviewing Jerseyā€™s protected habitat policies. Lindsey Napton (States of Jersey)
The Jersey Biodiversity Partnership is an informal partnership of organisations, environmental groups and individuals who take a practical interest in Jerseyā€™s natural environment via research projects, surveys, conservation management activities or environmental campaigns.
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