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! 🐢
Ellen Sharkey
@ellensharkey.bsky.social
PhD Student with OnePlanet DTP at Newcastle University Ecology 🌱 Climate change 🌍 Herpetology 🐸
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 ]
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. +
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)
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
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
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. 🧪🐍🐸🔬