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Badger talk at Fort
Dunree 18.09.08
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A TALK that will
interest farmers, wildlife lovers and anyone with an
interest in nature will be given at Fort Dunree next
week. The session will be given by
wildlife expert Paddy Sleeman who will clarify
issues surrounding the emotive topic of badgers,
bovine TB and cattle. His talk will explore badger
biology and ecology with an emphasis on
biodiversity. Dr Sleeman studied at the University
of Ulster, UCD and UCC where he completed a PhD on
the Irish stoat in 1987. |
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This was followed by
his book 'Stoats & Weasels, Polecats & Martens' in
1988. He began his research career by studying the
parasites of deer in Glenveagh National Park in the
1980s. More recently, he worked on the Four Areas
Project in north Donegal and has studied the badgers
on Rutland and Inish Cu Islands off Burtonport in
west Donegal. It was on Rutland Island that he
showed Johnny Logan how to photograph badgers in
2005, for the TV show 'Wildtrails'. |
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Sleeman has also worked
for Irish Aid (APSO) in Tanzania, Madagascar and
South Africa on island ecological projects involving
removal of invasive species – rats. He has worked
extensively on the problem of bovine tuberculosis
and badgers for 20 years and has helped the UCD team
that is developing a vaccine for use on badgers. He
is also an associate editor of the journal
'Biodiversity and Conservation'. The talk will take
place at Fort Dunree on Friday, September 26 at 8pm.
For more about Fort Dunree
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