Carlos Abrahams, our Technical Director, has recently contributed two chapters to a new ecological encyclopedia.

"Biomes and Ecosystems: An Encyclopedia" is about to be published by Salem Press and will illustrate the biology, geography, history and ecological importance of natural areas around the world. Carlos has written chapters on the Dee Estuary and Humber Estuary for the encyclopedia, both of which are internationally important sites for coastal birds, as well as being the locations of major ports and industry. more

Paul left the office today with a set of maps and two cans of upside-down spray marker paint… it must be the beginning of the survey season.

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Are you a brilliant birder? Are you ambitious, motivated and looking for a career path that will establish you as a national expert in your chosen field ? If so, we would like to hear from you.

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Baker Consultants is taking part in the WildVolunteering Award a partnership between Derby City Council, the University of Derby and WildDerby for students at the University.

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Back in 2007, the Bat Conservation Trust published the first edition of ‘Bat Surveys: Good Practice Guidelines’, with the aim to provide some clarity on the different types of survey and survey effort needed to provide appropriate information for ecological assessments. Since 2007, new developments in equipment, methods, and legislation have meant that revision of the bat survey guidelines is needed.

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Due to a rapidly expanding client base and increasing order book, Baker Consultants Ltd. is seeking to appoint a senior ornithologist to join our Derbyshire-based team. We are seeking to appoint someone who, along with the usual technical expertise (VPs, CBC, BBS, single species survey, etc.) and experience, has the drive and ability to apply their knowledge in a highly innovative environment.

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I had thought that 2011 would be a year of consolidation however it turned out to be one of continued expansion and forward planning. Not only did our client base increase along with turnover but we also expanded the in-house team with Carlos Abrahams joining us as Technical Director

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In his Autumn Statement last week, the Chancellor George Osborne set out his views on how to improve the economy and tackle the debt crisis. Amongst other matters, he included a few comments in relation to UK environmental legislation that have not gone down well with conservation bodies such as the RSPB and Wildlife Trusts.

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Well, we're past the mid-point and have decided to unveil the Baker Consultants Movember Mos for your delictation. You can visit our site and donate your cash.... or just laugh and appreciate the itchyness!

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In a very short period of time the SM2BAT from Wildlife Acoustics has become recognised as an industry-standard remote bat detector and is widely used by consultants, universities and researchers.

Superior field equipment that records more calls brings with it the challenge of larger volumes of data to analyse.

Baker Consultants is now able to offer a full data processing service to assist in the analysis of bat survey field recordings. Using our library of bat call ‘recognisers’ our experienced bat ecologists can provide a cost-effective, independent analysis of SM2 recordings.

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