Conservation
Scaling down a Scaly Conflict
Australia is well known to support a diverse and large fauna of potentially deadly animals, and when people think about Australia it is only natural to think about snakes. […]
herpetology
Zoology
A short synopsis about frogs
Frogs and toads play a wide variety of roles in ancient cultures, appearing in stories, myths, legends, fairy-tales, religions, art, and proverbs. Often nature is looked to for inspiring stories to explain the inexplicable; in trying to make sense […]
Conservation
Turtley Awesome: My First exposure to Conservation Volunteering with the Barbados Sea Turtle Project
Brief background Before I even knew of the sea turtle project in Barbados, I already knew I loved turtles (I still have a poster hanging in my childhood home of turtles). I always knew that […]
Zoology
Toad Taxi: Toad Patrolling Within North Wales and Looking into the Effect of Habitat Fragmentation
North Wales is host to two of the rarest amphibians within the UK, the Natterjack toad (Epidalea calamita) and the Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus), with both species having been the focus of much research […]
Zoology
A brief look at the intertwined history of snakes and people
The serpent is one of the most prolific and ambiguous symbols of humankind, with its vast history in art, mythology and religious iconography, it has found its way into every culture. Some feared the snake, […]
Podcast
A survey and chat with the larger than life critter – Collie Ennis
I had the great fortune of meeting Collie roughly around May 2013, during one of my nervous breakdowns in my MSc. In short, I stupidly decided to go for a desk-based thesis where I was […]
Zoology
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Conserving the Reptiles and Amphibians of North Wales
North West Wales Amphibian and Reptile Group (NWWARG) From a young age I’ve been interested in local herpetofauna, getting involved with my local amphibian and reptile group (ARG), Gwent at the age of 12. I […]
Zoology
International politics, vocalization and cliteropenis
Welcome to the 25th working meeting of the IUCN SSC Crocodile Specialist Group (CSG) in Santa Fe, Argentina. The CSG working meeting is a biannual opportunity for crocodile specialists and enthusiasts from a range of […]
Zoology
Researching the behaviour of agamid lizards in the Serengeti
Some of you may be aware of the blog I wrote back in 2015 about a project that I was just starting up looking at the activity and behaviour of agamid lizards in the Serengeti […]
Zoology
There’s nothing blue about this retirement village apart from these exceptional lizards
Fairy tales of princesses, majestic castles and fire-breathing dragons are the essence of every little girls dream, but this was most certainly not the case with me. From a tender age I was spellbound by […]
Zoology
Herpetofauna Workers Meeting 2018
Every year, just like their amphibian counterparts, the herpetologists of the UK prepare themselves for their annual migration in early-mid February. Around 200 students, academics, practitioners and other such people attend the Herpetofauna Workers Meeting. […]
Zoology
Rediscovering the Cave Squeaker, a long-lost frog
Robert Hopkins, a researcher at the Zimbabwe Museum of Natural History, had been wanting to find the mysterious Cave Squeaker (or Chimanimani Squeaker) in the Chimanimani highlands of eastern Zimbabwe, for a very long time. […]