The Yorkshire Mammal Group (YMG) was established in 1970 and aims to promote the scientific study of mammals and to encourage a wider public interest in them, particularly in Yorkshire.

The YMG holds indoor meetings in York on the first Thursday of each month from October to June inclusive. Meetings commence at 7.00 pm.; please see the Programme page for the venue. These meetings involve either a talk by a visiting speaker, or a practical evening, with the chance to meet other mammal enthusiasts. Our members range from being amateur naturalists to those involved in mammal research. The one thing we all have in common is our love of wildlife, especially mammals. There are no special qualifications needed to join the YMG!

Visiting speakers, or our own members, discuss a variety of mammalian topics in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. Talks have included "The Illegal Poisoning of Wildlife", "Polecats", "The Control of the Grey Squirrel" and "Bats in Art" amongst a whole variety of other topics.

A series of field meetings, associated with national mammal surveys or with our own research programmes, are held throughout the year. Surveys we have participated in  include those of foxes, badgers, bats, brown hares, dormice and harvest mice.

Members are kept informed of events via a monthly newsletter. We also produce an annual publication called "Imprint" which contains reports of YMG activities, mammal news and articles by members. We are always looking for people to write interesting articles on mammals for Imprint. If you have any interesting tales to tell, please contact the Editor .

We are also associated with The Mammal Society, having held in the past a joint conference at the University of York entitled "More About Mammals". This proved to be extremely successful and provided a fascinating day of lectures on recent mammal research.