SECTIONS (Please choose a question):

Badgers
-- Why do badgers have stripy faces?

Bats
-- What is echolocation & how do bats use it?
-- How is moth evolution linked to bat echolocation
-- What bat species are found in the UK?
-- What it the Pipistrelle Split?
-- Is the expression “blind as a bat” justified?
-- What should I do if I find an injured bat?

Deer
-- What are Chronic Wasting Disease and Tuberculosis and what do they have to do with deer?

Hedgehogs
-- Are hedgehogs a threat to ground-nesting birds?
-- I have hedgehogs and loads of slugs and snails in my garden. Don’t hedgehogs eat these slimy little pests?
-- Do hedgehogs carry bovine tuberculosis and/or other diseases that pose a danger to humans or livestock?
-- The hedgehog in my garden looks like it’s had one too many.   Can hedgehogs get drunk from eating rotting/fermenting fruit?
-- Are hedgehogs declining in the UK?
-- What impact do roads have on the hedgehog population?
-- How many hedgehogs are there in the UK?
-- Help!   I've found a weak/sick/injured hedgehog.   What should I do?
-- Can rehabilitated hedgehogs be released back into the wild?
-- Do slug pellets pose a threat to hedgehogs?
-- How significant are foxes and badgers as predators of hedgehogs?

Foxes
-- What are mange and rabies?
-- How can I protect my pets from attack by foxes?
-- What do you know about losing a pet?
-- Why shouldn’t I feed foxes (and animals in general) chocolate?
-- Why does my dog seem to have a penchant for rolling in fox scat?
-- Are foxes native to Britain?
-- Does surplus killing represent a "waste" of energy & resources for a fox?
-- Are there exceptions to the 'Scatter Cache Rule' for foxes & what are the benefits of Scatter Caching?
-- Are foxes colour blind?
-- Can I keep a fox as a pet?

Miscellaneous
-- What is hibernation?
-- Why help your parents raise their offspring?
-- Why extend your territory during the winter?
-- How is it that marine mammals are able to see underwater while we are not?
-- Why is the largest mammal bigger than the largest fish?
-- Is it okay for me to feed wildlife?   Am I causing any harm by putting out table scraps or seed for local animals?

Sharks & Rays
-- Are sharks primitive?
-- How do Whale and Basking sharks grow so big eating such small fodder?
-- How do sharks & rays control their buoyancy without a swim-bladder?
-- How do elasmobranchs crush hard prey, with a ‘soft’ skeleton?
-- Do sharks have any predators other than man?
-- When did the first sharks appear on Earth?

Squirrels
-- Why is the Red squirrel declining in the UK?
-- What controls the cacheing behaviour of squirrels and how do they find their buried nuts?
-- Why are some squirrels of the same species different colours?