Goedele Verbeylen is one of Western Europe’s foremost researchers in the conservation and ecology of the endangered garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) and hazel dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius).
Her current work focuses on the critically endangered garden dormouse population in Flanders, Belgium.
Measurements taken by Goedele established our understanding of the optimal entrance and internal dimensions and optimal positioning of nest holes for dormouse species (Gliridae). Her field work together with colleagues and volunteers at natuurpunt.be made critical fundamental contributions to our understanding of the ecology of dormice and the development of practical conservation measures to support them.
Together with Will Robertson she founded our Belgian field study which pioneered new techniques and demonstrated for the first time the use of carved nest holes by endangered dormice.
With over 3 decades in field ecology and practical conservation, Goedele provides the ecological leadership for WildCamera.
Her prior work includes conservation of the red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris).
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Goedele-Verbeylen
https://vimeo.com/goedeleverbeylen
https://www.facebook.com/goedele.verbeylen
Page prepared by Will Robertson and reviewed by Goedele Verbeylen.
References to research papers, etc. can be found here: References
“As climbing arborists, we exist at a unique confluence of art, science and athletics. Our profession has undergone a transformation from a dogmatic to a scientific era similar to that in medicine in the second half of the 20th century. As the challenges of biodiversity loss intensify, we find ourselves at a second turning point: we change from being consumers of research to leaders of the fundamental research and of the practical advances needed to ensure that trees remain homes to our most beautiful and endangered creatures.”
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From the tree crowns of an Irish forest I’d like to welcome you. At time of writing in July 2024 we’re focused on field studies, rehabilitation studies, bat counts and trying to work out what best to do after a devastating series of wildfires affecting Myomimus roachi in autumn 2023 and summer 2024 so this is just a basic site and we’ll be adding a lot more detail on species, people and techniques in English, German, French and Italian in autumn 2024. 🙂
Will 🌳🌲❤
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