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- - We protect wildlife in Britain and around the world by bringing our most threatened species back from the brink of extinction. We do this through ground-breaking research, practical conservation and education, all with the help of our supporters.
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House a Dormouse photo gallery

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Fun fact: ‘torpor’ is like a mini-hibernation that lasts up to a day. Torpid dormice are conserving their energy during cold summer days or when food is unexpectedly scarce. Lots of our dormouse photos show torpid dormice because when they’re fully awake they’re usually too fast to photograph!

Torpid dormice by Barry Dunham

Hazel dormice by John Webley

Feeding a baby dormouse by Paul Manchester

Torpid dormice by Lorna Griffiths

Two torpid dormice by Lorna Griffiths

Dormouse in hand

Dormice in dormouse houses awaiting release

Dormouse poking head out of dormouse house

Dormouse asleep in hand by Jamie Edmonds

Dormouse asleep in dormouse house by Jamie Edmonds

Dormouse asleep in hand by Tony Wellbelove

Dormouse babies in hand

Dormouse box with bluebells by Henry Johnson

Dormouse house with information on the individuals

Dormouse houses being transported to reintroduction site

Dormouse curled up by Hattie Spray

Dormouse curled up by Ruud Foppen

Dormouse with Hay by Bev Lewis

Monitoring dormice by David Orme

Dormouse on its side by Ruud Foppen

Dormouse in torpor in a hand by Rhys Owen Roberts

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