#SciFri: KeeperFest 2025
Not too long ago I was lucky enough to attend KeeperFest, at Jimmy’s Farm & Wildlife Park to enjoy the fun and community of this festival-style gathering for professional animal keepers. It launched a couple of years ago (in 2023)…
#SciFri: A herpetologist visits the Aquarium de Paris
During my visit to Paris this summer, one of the places I was able to visit (apart from the millions of museums and galleries) was the Aquarium de Paris, which is situated in the Jardins du Trocadéro overlooking the Eiffel…
#SciFri: The Secret Life of Reptiles and Amphibians – A year on
It has been a year since the The Secret Life of Reptiles and Amphibians at ZSL London Zoo opened, replacing the older and more dated Reptile House that was closer to the zoo’s entrance. As someone that visits London Zoo…
#SciFri: Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
Last summer, I was lucky enough to be able to visit Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada. Apologies it has taken me so long to get around to writing this, I finally had some time to perfect my draft. Located in the…
#SciFri: Zoo Knoxville
Today marks a year since the beginning of the first Global Amphibian and Reptile Disease (GARD) conference, held in Knoxville, Tennessee. I travelled to Knoxville alone (as I usually do for international conferences), visiting the United States for the first…
