#ToyTuesday: Toymany Frogs
You may have read my post a couple of weeks back, where I introduced the fact that I was now working to review a number of figurines of amphibians and reptiles, produced by various toy companies. The first of these…
#SciFri: What torches do I use during amphibian surveys?
One of the conversations that will probably come up this weekend at the Herpetofauna Workers Meeting in Sheffield regards what torches we should be using when conduction amphibian surveys. At this time of the year, as we enter the amphibian…
#ToyTuesday: Of Amphibians and Reptiles
Toy animals hold a unique and profound power to bridge the gap between humans and the natural world, fostering a sense of wonder, empathy, and connection across all ages. For children, these small replicas ignite curiosity and imagination, serving as…
#SciFri: ARC-BHS Joint Scientific Meeting 2024
In an usual twist of fate, it wasn’t the first weekend of December this year but the last weekend of November! For most of you, I suspect that will mark the start of your Christmas countdown, and make you panic…
#SciFri: Herpetofauna Workers Meeting 2024
Regular readers of this blog, as well as those in the field will know that the beginning of February is a busy time for herpetologists. It is a time which has historically marked the beginning of the field season, when…
#SciFri: ARC-BHS Joint Scientific Meeting 2023
Ahhh, the first weekend of December. For most of you it may be the start of your Christmas countdown, but for us herpetologists it is the timing of the annual Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust – British Herpetological Society Join…
#SciFri: 22nd European Congress of Herpetology
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, you’re probably aware that earlier in September I spent a week in Wolverhampton for the 22nd European Congress of Herpetology, organised by the Societas Europaea Herpetologica (SEH) and a…
#StevesLibrary: Tadpole Hunter
It is rare that I get the chance to review a book with a herpetological theme (there aren’t many of them out there despite my best efforts to pitch my ideas to publishers), but that changes this week! Tadpole Hunter…
#SciFri: Searching for salamanders in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
If you wanted to create somewhere for herpetologists to flock in their hundreds, I could think of no better place than the Appalachian Mountains. The Great Smoky Mountains are a mountain range rising along the Tennessee–North Carolina border in the…
#SciFri: GARD2022
If you read last week’s #SciFri post, you’ll know know that this time last year I was visiting Knoxville, Tennessee for the first Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease (GARD) conference. Aside from being the ideal place to network, and hear…
