Island Life Magazine Ltd August/September 2013 | Page 71

COUNTRY LIFE
least visiting the sites if not making
the new plantations their permanent
homes. The small mammal trapping
also revealed the presence of five small
mammal species.
This research on a nationally rare
mammal has reinforced our confidence
that these new native woodlands are a
significant contribution to the Island’s
unique woodland habitats.
White-clawed crayfish
The white-clawed crayfish is both
nationally and internationally
endangered, and is the only species of
crayfish n