Aim: To build awareness, engagement and support for mammal monitoring and conservation across North West Scotland, in order to increase quantity and quality of biological records for the area, and strengthen UK-wide science-led conservation.
The objectives for which the Network is established includes, but is not limited to:
I. The provision of opportunities to inform and advance awareness of British mammals, and issues related to their status and conservation.
II. Encouraging and supporting increased mammal recording in North West Scotland to improve the number and quality of biodiversity records for the region.
III. Providing training opportunities related to the recording of British mammals.
IV. Raising funds through events, trainings and by accepting grants, donations and legacies in order to further the cause of mammal conservation.
V. Seeking to encourage and enable diverse participation in mammal recording community within North West Scotland through an inclusive approach and proactive outreach to new and under-represented audiences (young people, minority ethnic groups, people with additional requirements for inclusion etc).
VI. Providing a hub connecting organisations and projects within North West Scotland devoted to the conservation, recording and awareness-raising of the issues related to British mammals.
VII. Working in partnership with other appropriate organisations or individuals as appropriate to meet the objectives of the Network.
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