Please read the following. The information relates to all OxMG events listed below.
To date we have not had to cancel or reschedule an talk or activity. However, this may be necessary, for example, due to inclement weather or illness of the speaker / organiser. For activities where you are required to register your attendance via email, the organiser will email you directly to inform you of any changes. For events where booking is not required (such as our Winter Talks), we will update the website and use Social Media (Facebook and Twitter) as soon as possible. Please therefore check before setting off.
We are going to have a whole host of talks, events and activities you can attend this year. At this stage the finer details of many aren't finalised so please come back to check for updates soon or become a member to get updates emailed to you.
Events are in chronological order so please scroll down the page to find our upcoming events.
Winter Talks 2024-5
Our winter talks are held the first Monday of each month from October-March. There will be a mix of online and in person events, restrictions permitting (see details below).
There will be an opportunity for questions at the end.
Mon. 14th October 2024: Culling in the name of conservation. Blurb: Hugh will talk about his latest book – ‘Cull of the Wild’ and the challenging concept of killing for conservation….
By Hugh Warwick (Local ecologist, author, photographer and hedgehog champion will talk about his latest publication)
Venue: 7pm @ Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Mon. 11th November 2024: Wildlife and conservation in Borneo. Blurb: Pygmy elephants and wildlife conservation in Borneo
By Shavez Cheema (Founder of 1StopBorneo Wildlife. A wildlife NGO and Wildlife travel company based on Borneo.
Venue: 7pm @ Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Mon. 2nd December 2024: British big cats - testing the theory. Blurb: An illustrated talk on evidence and implications of cats resembling black leopards, pumas and lynx reported across Britain
By Rick Minter (Presenter: Big Cat Conversations podcast
Author: BIG CATS, Facing Britain's Wild Predators)
Venue: 7pm @ Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Mon. 13th January 2025 - More than a thousand words – the power and pitfalls of wildlife images. Blurb: Talk will cover how images are used to promote wildlife conservation, present recent research on which images have the most impact, and discuss the emerging challenges posed by generative AI and image manipulation.
By Diogo Verissimo (Research Fellow at University of Oxford, focusing on design and evaluation of interventions to conserve wildlife, working across issues as diverse as the illegal wildlife trade, plastic pollution and fisheries management. Current Chair of the IUCN SSC CEC Behaviour Change Taskforce and a Board member of the European Social Marketing Association. www.diogoverissimo.com)
Venue: 7pm @ Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Mon. 10th February 2025 - TBC
Mon. 10th March 2025 - TBC
Many of our talks are available after the event on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/OxfordshireMammalGroup
Please Note: For insurance purposes oudoor events are open only to Oxfordshire Mammal Group members. For more information about membership please see our Membership page.