Kickoff of technical seminars in Sevilla area, first with farmers and technicians at Qabtur Agroquimicos in Isla Mayor @LIFEprogramme #laserfence Thanks to partner Grupo Camacho for organising! pic.twitter.com/Vibue3NzTW
— Volterra Ecosystems (@Volterra_ecosys) March 20, 2019
LJMU’s collaboration with Craig Shuttleworth (Bangor University) of the Life project ScuriousLIFE (Sciuriosity – Evolving IAS grey squirrel management techniques in the UK, LIFE14 NAT/UK/000467) continues.
The first phase of grey squirrel trials at Welsh Mountain Zoo are now complete and the team are focusing on other test sites, but the collaboration and useful discussions with Craig continue. The team have appreciated Craig’s expertise supporting the data analysis being carried out at LJMU.
LJMU have been invited to a dissemination event along with ScuriousLIFE in March 2019.
On Thursday 12th September a meeting was held in Bangor, North Wales, the first of a series to initiate a collaboration between LIFE Laser Fence and ScuriousLIFE (Sciuriosity – Evolving IAS grey squirrel management techniques in the UK, LIFE14 NAT/UK/000467). At the meeting there was a useful discussion of the details and practicalities of both projects and also the shared interests and potential interactions between the two.
ScuriousLIFE was represented by Dr. Craig Shuttleworth while the participants from LIFE Laser Fence were Dr. Martin Sharp (Project Manager), Dr. Jenny Sneddon (Senior Lecturer in Vertebrate Environmental Physiology) and Dr. Eduardo Cordova-Lopez (Senior Researcher).
Conversations focused shared themes of the projects, such as biodiversity, invasive species and habitats as well as natural and environmentally friendly ways to manage movement of animals considered to be pests or invasive alien species.
It was agreed that there is high potential for interaction and collaboration between the projects and future meetings are planned.
LJMU have been working with Ardens of Chester at Tile Farm (Chester, Cheshire, UK) to test the effectiveness of the Laser Fence as a deterrent for ground species.
Tile Farm were recently announced as the 2018 Cheshire Farms Competition Supreme Farm Champions. The Supreme Farm Champions are chosen as the overall winners of 5 Complete Farm Categories in Cheshire County Farms annual competition.
On 16th July, Dr. Martin Sharp, Dr. Jenny Sneddon, and Dr. Eduardo Cordova-Lopez from LJMU accepted an invitation to an open evening and farm walk at Tile farm to celebrate Ardens’ success in the Farms Competition. It was a great opportunity to promote LIFE Laser Fence to the farming community in Cheshire.
