Herpetological Society. Lecture 13th April 2010.

13th April 2010.
Herpetological Society of Ireland (H.S.I.) Guest Speaker and Meeting

The Herpetological Society of Ireland are proud to announce it’s April 2010 Meeting and Presentation.
In brief, Cat Hendry and Robert Gandola will host our night with a 2 part presentation on ‘Herpetology at Home and Away’ (Including Sea Turtles) and share some of their experiences of the field at home and away.

The venue is Rockbrook Park School , Edmondstown Rd , Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 at 7:30pm on Tuesday 13th April 2010.

Further details are below.

H.S.I. Members attend for free.

The venue is not far from the M50 motorway.

Use Google Maps on Rockbrook Park School for directions.

See:
www.thehsi.org/events.php

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H.S.I. Members: Please bring Membership Card or Membership Number.

There will be a charge of 3 euro for non-members.

For recently enrolled new members, who have not yet received their membership cards in the post, please quote your membership number as issued in the confirmatory e-mail that we sent.
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This will also be a great opportunity for people to meet-up.

We have further events to announce in the near future.

Apologies are sent for the short notice of this event.

pp. Chairperson (The Herpetological Society of Ireland)
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Details:

Venue Address:
Rockbrook Park School
Edmondstown Rd,
Rathfarnham,
Dublin 16

Talk Details:

Location – Rockbrook Park School
Date – Tues 13th April 2010

Time - 7.30pm Start of Presentations.



Lecture Title – Herpetology at Home and Away


Part 1 – Sea Turtle Conservation, North Cyprus –

Sea Turtles do not come immediately to mind when considering “Herptiles”, but despite their Marine ecology they are very much Reptilian. Working with Sea Turtles is an interesting and often overlooked branch of Herpetology, very different from the rest of the field.

This part of the lecture recounts a season spent in North Cyprus as a member of a volunteer Sea Turtle Conservation Project. All aspects of the project work will be covered, from nights spent watching the prehistoric nesting of the females to days spent guarding the nests and helping hatchlings into the water. Also considered will be the longer term conservational impacts of projects such as these.


Part 2 – Ireland’s Native Herpetofauna –

In association with the article series in Lacerta, this section of the lecture will comprise a summary of the native herptiles that can be found on and around the Emerald Isle.

A description of each species will be given, with details of life history cycles and habitat choices, along with photos of each species. Tips will also be given for spotting native herps, such as where to look and how to be conscious of your impact on the animals themselves.

Will try and get along to this. Sounds like fun evening out. (glad you guys go at place to do it in Ian! )

Gavin wrote:

Will try and get along to this. Sounds like fun evening out. (glad you guys go at place to do it in Ian! )

Cheers Gav.

It would be great to see you there.
Some familiar faces will be there.

Cat and Rob, the speakers, have some great experience of working in the field.....and great photographers as well.

ian

thanks for posting that ian. it sounds really interesting. i will be away at that time but i would certainly love to attend a future meeting.

derek wrote:

thanks for posting that ian. it sounds really interesting. i will be away at that time but i would certainly love to attend a future meeting.

Look forward to seeing you in the future.

ian

A reminder of our Series of Guest Speakers.

Tuesday 13th April 2010. Details above.

We are please to have Cat Hendry as our Principle Speaker at the first of our lecture series for 2010.

Cat Hendry is a scientist and, pertinent to this talk, has a Masters degree in Ecology.

She has extensive knowledge of reptile husbandry and advising the public on animal care; that is complemented with much experience of working on projects in Field Herpetology at home and abroad.
Our last issue of Lacerta (the official publication of the Herpetological Society) featured Cat Hendry’s experiences of field work in the Americas .

Her talk will bring those experiences to you with work contributed by Robert Gandola and some original photography ‘from the field’.

The two talks will give a nicely rounded and varied flavour to the evening.


This is also a great opportunity to meet fellow members, support the Society, and show a support the advancing awareness of herpetology.

www.thehsi.org/events.php

Remember: this event is free to HSI members; 3 euro for non-members.

Ian Millichip.
(Chairperson, The Herpetological Society of Ireland)