Oxfordshire Mammal Group 2023 Events

2025-6 Events

Winter talks

Please read the following. The information relates to all OxMG events listed below.

To date we have not had to cancel or reschedule an talk or activity. However, this may be necessary, for example, due to inclement weather or illness of the speaker / organiser. For activities where you are required to register your attendance via email, the organiser will email you directly to inform you of any changes. For events where booking is not required (such as our Winter Talks), we will update the website and use Social Media (Facebook and Twitter) as soon as possible. Please therefore check before setting off.

We are going to have a whole host of talks, events and activities you can attend this year. At this stage the finer details of many aren't finalised so please come back to check for updates soon or become a member to get updates emailed to you.

Events are in chronological order so please scroll down the page to find our upcoming events.

Winter Talks 2025-6

Our winter talks are held the first Monday of each month from October-March. There will be a mix of online and in person events, restrictions permitting (see details below).

There will be an opportunity for questions at the end.

Mon. 13th January 2025 -Mammals in the work of pioneer ecologist, Rev Gilbert White. Blurb: Rev Gilbert White is best known as the author of The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, and commonly referred to as the ‘Father of Ecology’. In this talk, Stephanie Holt explores his overlooked studies of British Mammals.

By Stephanie Holt

Stephanie Holt is an British ecologist and mammal specialist. She currently works at the Natural History Museum in London in the Centre for UK Nature. She is passionate about the intersection of ecology and history

Mon. 10th February 2025 -River Thame mink / water vole project

By Hilary Philips and Grace Cooper

Mon. 10th March 2025 -More than a thousand words – the power and pitfalls of wildlife images. Blurb: Talk will cover how images are used to promote wildlife conservation, present recent research on which images have the most impact, and discuss the emerging challenges posed by generative AI and image manipulation.

By Diogo Verissimo

Research Fellow at University of Oxford, focusing on design and evaluation of interventions to conserve wildlife, working across issues as diverse as the illegal wildlife trade, plastic pollution and fisheries management. Current Chair of the IUCN SSC CEC Behaviour Change Taskforce and a Board member of the European Social Marketing Association. www.diogoverissimo.com

Mon 13th October 2025

Chimpanzee cultures, archaeology and conservation

By: Dr. Kat Almeida-Warren