AHVLA’s scientific expertise enables us to deliver high quality research, consultancy and services to Defra, other government departments, the EU and the commercial sector in the UK and overseas.

With the largest concentration of vertebrate ecologists in the UK and state-of-the-art facilities, our staff are leaders in wildlife management.

Ecology and management services

Badger vaccine deployment project

AHVLA is coordinating a Badger Vaccine Deployment Project funded by Defra to trap and vaccinate badgers against TB for five years in an area of Gloucestershire.

Animal welfare

Non-invasive measurement of physiology

Home Office training course in wild mammals and birds

This three day course, accredited by the Universities Training Group (UTG), is the first in the UK to focus on research in wild mammals and birds in the field and in captivity

Bird management

Risk assessment and management of birds in the built environment