Emma Hatchett | Head of Ecology | WSP

Welcome to the latest ‘Inside The Industry’ interview from Ecology Jobs. Today we’re speaking with Emma Hatchett, Head of Ecology at WSP. If you’d like to be featured, we’d love to hear from you! Click here for more information.  Why do you work as an ecologist? I woke up one day when I was around 14 and

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Ben Gardner | Director | Ecology by Design

Welcome to the latest ‘Inside The Industry’ interview from Ecology Jobs. Today we’re speaking with Ben Gardner, Director at Ecology by Design. If you’d like to be featured, we’d love to hear from you! Click here for more information.  Why do you work as an ecologist? Until I fell into an ecology consultant role, I did

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New Series | Inside the industry

Do you want your work and organisation to reach a large audience of professional ecologists working across the UK? Ecology Jobs is publishing a series of short interviews with professionals working inside the Ecological Consultancy sector, and we’d love to hear from you. How does it work? Using the form below, please provide a few

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Great crested newts: surveys and mitigation for development projects

Standing advice for local planning authorities who need to assess the impacts of development on great crested newts. Survey reports and mitigation plans are required for development projects that could affect protected species, as part of getting planning permission or a mitigation licence. Surveys need to show whether protected species are present in the area or

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The translocation of freshwater pearl mussels: a review of reasons, methods and success and a new protocol for England

Translocation is the intentional collection, movement and release of plants or animals from one or more places to one or different locations. It is normally undertaken in an attempt to establish, re-establish or augment a population i.e. for conservation purposes, but inappropriate translocations can have the potential to cause considerable damage. The freshwater pearl mussel

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