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26 July 2021
Science
FEATURE | 5 min READ

Are polecat-ferret hybrids good for conservation?

Earlham Institute scientists have been ferreting around for signs of hybridisation between native polecats and their domesticated ancestors. The findings hint at some controversial ways we might protect and support wild polecats - and many other species at risk of extinction.
17 February 2016
Science
FEATURE | 3 min READ

A conservation success story: the European Polecat

Unseen in areas for more than a hundred years, the European Polecat (Mustela putorius) has recolonised over extensive parts of the UK. Recently hitting the news headlines, the native British species of the mustelid family is back.
16 December 2015
Science
FEATURE | 8 min READ

The Pink Pigeon: on and off the brink of extinction

Science and conservation come together to save this remarkable bird from extinction.
12 August 2015
Science
FEATURE | 8 min READ

Conservation Genomics – saving genomes, not individuals