▁UK ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁under ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁P T ES . ▁P T ES ▁still ▁oper ates ▁a ▁ring - f enced ▁fund ing ▁stream ▁for ▁British ▁m amm als ▁but ▁the ▁names ▁‘ M amm als ▁Trust ▁UK ’ ▁and ▁' M amm als ▁Trust ' ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁dis band ed . ▁ ▁Activ ities ▁P T ES ▁exists ▁to ▁support ▁and ▁restore ▁our ▁natural ▁her itage ▁– ▁the ▁diverse ▁ass embl ages ▁of ▁species ▁and ▁their ▁habit ats ▁present ▁on ▁Earth ▁– ▁through ▁practical ▁conservation ▁and ▁by ▁educ ating ▁and ▁inform ing ▁people ▁about ▁its ▁importance . ▁The ▁char ity ▁supports ▁conservation ▁projects ▁and ▁research ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁abroad ▁through ▁three ▁fund ing ▁schemes : ▁‘ world wide ▁gr ants ’ , ▁‘ UK ▁m amm als ▁gr ants ’ ▁and ▁‘ intern ship ▁awards ’ . ▁The ▁char ities ' ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁has ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁m amm als , ▁with ▁ha zel ▁d orm ouse , ▁European ▁h edge h og ▁and ▁European ▁water ▁vo le ▁current ▁target ▁species . ▁S ap ro xy lic ▁be et les ▁are ▁also ▁a ▁target ▁group , ▁and ▁traditional ▁orch ards ▁a ▁target ▁habitat . ▁Ass istance ▁from ▁volunte ers ▁and ▁collaboration ▁with ▁other ▁environmental ▁organis ations ▁are ▁both ▁integral ▁to ▁this ▁work . ▁ ▁Wild life ▁Sur ve ys ▁ ▁P T ES ▁runs ▁several ▁national , ▁public - part icip ation ▁surve ys ▁aim ed ▁at ▁monitoring ▁wild ▁populations ▁and ▁habit ats . ▁This