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		<title>Barba-stealth</title>
		<description><![CDATA[New research from Bristol University's School of Biological Sciences has shown how Barbastelle bats keep one step ahead of the moths they feed on. Many moth species can detect the ultrasonic echolocation calls that bats use to navigate and home in on prey, allowing them to take avoiding action as the bat approaches. The researchers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.devonmammalgroup.org/?p=146</link>
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		<title>Marsland Otters</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of our readers recently sent in this superb video of two Otter cubs playing in a stream at the Devon Wildlife Trust's Marsland reserve - hope you enjoy it!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.devonmammalgroup.org/?p=140</link>
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		<title>White-nose Syndrome &#8211; guidance for UK bat workers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[White-nose syndrome is a fungal condition which has been associated with over 1 million bat deaths in the North-Eastern United States. Last year the same fungus was identified within European bat populations, although so far it hasn't caused significant mortality. Given the potential for the disease to spread to the UK, the Bat Conservation Trust [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.devonmammalgroup.org/?p=136</link>
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		<title>Paignton Zoo Evening</title>
		<description><![CDATA[**UPDATE** The badger watch is now fully booked, but there are still spaces free for anyone wishing to attend the talks beforehand. Just a reminder that there are still several spaces available on the badger watch at Paignton Zoo on Wednesday, June 16th.  Before the badger watch there will be two short talks on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.devonmammalgroup.org/?p=125</link>
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		<title>Pips and Pints II this Tuesday&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Devon Mammal Group/Devon Wildlife Trust annual "Bat Night" will be held this Tuesday (May 4th) at Cricklepit Mill, Commercial Road, Exeter. The event will begin with a brief talk, and hopefully the chance to get a close-up look at some captive bats. After this there will be a gentle circular walk taking in Exeter [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.devonmammalgroup.org/?p=118</link>
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		<title>New bat species in the UK</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Alcathoe’s bat Myotis alcathoe has recently been identified in England, bringing the number of UK breeding bat species to 17.  Until now, it was presumed that the English Channel acted as a barrier to prevent the Alcathoe's bat from reaching the UK.  It is relatively new to science, as it was first identified as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.devonmammalgroup.org/?p=104</link>
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		<title>A Prickly Affair&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our AGM speaker, Hugh Warwick, recently had his latest book reviewed by The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/mar/27/prickly-affair-charm-hedgehog-warwick Hugh promises to be a very entertaining speaker, so please do come along to the AGM, which will be in the upstairs room of the Pitcher and Piano, Queen Street, Exeter at 7pm on Tuesday April 20th.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.devonmammalgroup.org/?p=86</link>
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		<title>Spring events programme and AGM details now online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please check out our events page for details of all the events we have planned between now and July - featuring bats, dormice, badgers, hedgehogs and otters!]]></description>
		<link>http://www.devonmammalgroup.org/?p=83</link>
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		<title>First Spring 2010 event announced!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to announce that the first event in our Spring 2010 calendar will be a talk by Norman Healy from The Deer Initiative, an organisation dedicated to the management of wild deer populations in England and Wales. Norman will cover the ecology and management of the different deer species in Devon. The talk [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.devonmammalgroup.org/?p=80</link>
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		<title>Upcoming event &#8211; Royal Forestry Society Red Squirrel talk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This isn't a DMG event, but some of our members may well find it interesting. The talk will be on Monday 25th January starting at 7:15pm - for more details see the events page.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.devonmammalgroup.org/?p=70</link>
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