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Conference on Reptile and Amphibian Knowledge (CROAK) 2026 @croak-conference.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Final call! 🐊 Submit your abstract by the end of today to join our lineup of presenters - docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Already submitted your abstract? Head to www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/croak-2026... to register! We can't wait to see everyone there! 🐢

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Conference on Reptile and Amphibian Knowledge (CROAK) 2026 @croak-conference.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Abstract submissions for CROAK are now open! We welcome submissions for talks and posters on amphibians and reptiles from any sector and career stage 🦎🐸 Link & further details here: www.croakconference.org/abstract-sub... [ 📸: Malayodracon robinsonii, @saunakpal.bsky.social ]

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Conference on Reptile and Amphibian Knowledge (CROAK) 2026 @croak-conference.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Save the date! We are very happy to announce the first CROAK - Conference on Reptile and Amphibian Knowledge - to be held at the Rigg and Furrow Brewery in Northumberland on 15 –16 September 2026. We welcome delegates from all backgrounds and will soon open abstract submissions and registration. +

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Ellen Sharkey @ellensharkey.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Fantastic week at the European Croc Network Field Workshop learning field techniques for crocodilian research and management! 🐊 Huge thank you to Miriam Boucher, the WISE lab, Clemson University and everyone else involved. (Alligators handled under appropriate institutional and state permits)

Ellen holding a juvenile alligator (Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center)

Female alligator sheltering in her burrow dug into the bank of a canal. Alligators are important ecosystem engineers in wetlands (Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center)

Ellen sat on a male 12ft alligator controlling the head and front legs (Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center)

Ellen holding a very cute baby alligator (Tom Yawkey Wildlife Center)

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Ellen Sharkey @ellensharkey.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

The most exciting find of my recent fieldwork: the Montane Mahé Caecilian. Only found on the highest peak in Seychelles, this Critically Endangered amphibian had not been observed since 2015. 📷: @simonmaddock.bsky.social

Ellen Sharkey looks very excited while holding a Montane Mahé Caecilian (Hypogeophis montanus).

A close up of a Montane Mahé Caecilian (Hypogeophis montanus).

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Alba Costa @alba-costa.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Just launched the Island Ecology & Evolution Network 🏝️ Starter Pack! Discover scientists, conservation managers and local experts exploring and protecting life on islands. 🌋 Follow to connect & bridge science and practice! #IslandEcology #IslandConservation #IslandEvolution go.bsky.app/FrLJh4F

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Simon Maddock @simonmaddock.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

There is a symposium happening on Monday 20th Jan, titled "SEYCHELLES ENDEMIC #AMPHIBIANS AND #REPTILES: CURRENT KNOWLEDGE AND NEXT STEPS FOR #CONSERVATION". We will be streaming the talks if you can't be here: Link tinyurl.com/Seychelleshe... or use QR code. Nb. Schedule is Seychelles time. 🧪🐍🐸🔬

09:30 – 10:00 Welcome refreshments
10:00 – 10:15 Introduction from IBC/UniSey - Gérard Rocamora, Jérôme Harlay
10:15 – 11:10 Current research status of amphibians and reptiles from UK IBC affiliates - Jim Labisko,
Simon Maddock, Ellen Sharkey, David Gower
11:10 – 11:30 Refreshment break
11:30 – 11:45 EDGE Sooglossids (title TBC) - James Mougal (independant)
11:45 – 12:00 A scientific approach from the field observations to the conservation actions: explicit,
transparent, replicable, verifiable and falsifiable - Bruno Senterre (independent consultant)
12:00 – 12:15 Fundraising, facilitating partnerships, collaborations, and investment for Seychelles
EDGE amphibians - Rachel Bristol (independant)
12:15 – 12:30 Reptile diversity and bronze gecko research in Seychelles - Markus Roesch (Uni of Porto)
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch break
13:30 – 13:45 The Biodiversity Conservation Section - MACCE: Biodiversity Conservation (Kevin Moumou)
13:45 – 14:00 An overview of conservation work on herpetofauna in Vallee de Mai - Seychelles Islands
Foundation (Jessica Constance)
13:30 – 14:45 Aldabra giant tortoise conservation, management, and ecological research in Seychelles
- Indian Ocean Tortoise Alliance (Rich Baxter)
13:30 – 14:45 The population status of freshwater terrapins in the Story Resort wetland - Marine
Conservation Society Seychelles (Chris Mason-Parker)
13:30 – 14:45 The work of Gaea Seychelles (title TBC) - Gaea Seychelles (Mersiah Rose)
14:45 – 15:05 Refreshment break
15:05 – 15:20 An introduction to the IUCN Red List - Louise Hobin (IUCN)
15:20 – 15:35 An introduction to the IUCN Green Status of Species - Magdalena Cygan (IUCN)
15:35 – 16:00 Closing remarks

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