The Great Nut Hunt Is Launched To Help Save Endangered Hazel Dormice

SLOUGH, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Dennis a captive-bred dormouse takes a look at 20 solid silvercast hazel nuts and a gold plated one at Burnham Beeches on October 09, 2009 in Slough, England. The People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), together with Natural England launches the third Great Nut Hunt, a public survey to help save the endangered hazel dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius). The silver and gold nuts are hidden in woodlands to encourage would-be nutters to take part in a survey to find as many gnawed nuts as possible to ascertain the distribution and numbers of this rare mammal. (Photo by Marco Secchi/Getty Images)