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25.01.2022 Well that’s the end of the Australia trip. We fly out early in the morning directly to Tinley. This was my fifth trip here and it’s really now my home away from... home. Had a blast touring with Brian and Kenan, Troy and Euan Thanks for an awesome trip guys! Also a big thanks to Colin South for making everything happen for us, and everyone at the Hawkesbury Herpetological Society for having us out once again. You guys put on an awesome expo! Videos coming soon! See more
24.01.2022 Check out Animals of Oz online for a free show on Monday 7th of September for Threatened Species Day.
21.01.2022 THIS IS URGENT We are in an extinction crisis. The grey-headed flying fox is essential to the forest ecosystem of Australia’s east coast. But it is disappearing before our eyes. We must demand laws that *actually* protect nature, to protect our wildlife from extinction.
21.01.2022 Today at the Ord River
21.01.2022 If Cane Toads are a problem in your area check out this amazing trap!
20.01.2022 Live feeding of Elvis the croc.
19.01.2022 ReAmped Energy are looking for Australia‘a biggest animal underdog... pop into their post and give your suggestions.
18.01.2022 Check out the full flyer. Everything you need to know about the Penrith Reptile Expo and what you will see there! We have Reptiles and Reptile supplies including food, heating, lighting and caging from our Amazing Sponsors! Loads of Breeders with awesome reptiles ready to go home with you.... Our wonderful reptile keepers who bring in their best animals to enter our Best In Show competition. See snakes, lizards, geckos and more. This year we are so excited to have Rex Neindorf from The Alice Springs Reptile Centre and Anthony Stimson from Australian Wildlife Displays bring Thorny Devils to NSW so you can see Australia's most incredible reptile up close and learn about what makes them so different to all our other reptiles. We will have Andrew Melrose from Live Reptile Displays with his venomous reptile show and Stephen Boys from Walkabout Reptiles with the best kids reptile show you will ever see! It has them singing in the aisles! We have Kenan Harkin, Dav Kaufman and Brian Kusko from Youtube fame who will be available to meet and will be doing a Q&A on the day. Let us know if you have a question you want answered and we will put it to them. Have your photo taken with Shoalhaven Zoo's Exotic reptiles or Dragon Training's Monitors. Or if birds are more your style get over and see Feathered Friends for a photo with an owl or a bird of prey. Love reptile books? Meet Authors Scott and Tyese Eipper and buy a book and have it signed. Or see Jonathon at Herp books for something special. Tom Covell from Hooked on Nature will be around doing some short excursions to show you nature on our doorstep. We will also have representatives from Macarthur and Illawarra Herpetological Societies and a fabulous Frog Display from FATS. If all else fails then check out the dinosaur Blue who will be walking around saying hello, or see some of the amazing dinosaur displays and ride on dinos for the kids. There really is something for everyone! Put it in your calendar and get your tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/penrith-reptile-expo-family-fu or entry at the door.
15.01.2022 Still want to come to the NT? Just don't swim with the crocs! Taken at dinner time, Yellow Water Billabong, Kakadu.... Jacinta Barbour
13.01.2022 The Australia series has begun! The Penrith Reptile Expo is one of the most incredible reptile expos in Australia, and I was honored to once again be invited back to tour it. Want to see morphs of reptiles you've never seen before? Check this out: https://youtu.be/Y-AGlLBkLCU
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11.01.2022 Vending my first reptile expo of 2020. So weird to say that in September. The Minnesota reptile expo is about to open its doors!
09.01.2022 What did you buy guys- let's see some pics!
07.01.2022 Introducing Grace Olive Wiley: Fearless. Grace was a pioneer for women in herpetology whose career spanned several decades. Grace was the first female zoo cura...tor in the U.S and was the first to breed rattlesnakes in captivity. If you would like to learn more about Grace's amazing life, please continue reading in the link below. https://kmille335.wixsite.com/womeninherp/grace-olive-wiley
07.01.2022 Check out the feeding frenzy at the infamous Cahill’s Crossing! You could smell the fish guts in the air!
05.01.2022 Our new paper Is Cat Hunting by Indigenous Tracking Experts an effective way to reduce cat impacts on threatened species? has just been published in the journ...al Wildlife Research. https://doi.org/10.1071/WR20035 The paper documents the hunting of feral cats for food on the Kiwirrkurra Indigenous Protected Area over a 5-year period and discusses the benefits of maintaining Traditional tracking-based hunting activities for conservation of threatened species such as the bilby and great desert skink. The study found that cat hunting by Indigenous tracking experts was a very efficient method of controlling cats at localised sites. Hunts took an average of 62 minutes per cat and a team of 4 hunters could catch up to 4 cats in one day. Our long-term data suggest threatened species (bilby and great desert skink) have persisted better in areas where there is an active presence of hunters. The ability to follow individual cats known to be hunting at bilby and great desert skink burrows allows this method to be very specific, targeting the individual predators that are pursuing threatened species. Regular hunting provides other co-benefits that contribute to the health of country (improved fire regimes) and the health and wellbeing of people. Finally, acceptance of Indigenous cat hunting as an effective tool for conservation programs provides a new relevance for Indigenous tracking expertise, that helps conserve these traditional skills in an era when there is less reliance on wild caught meat. The paper includes this quote from one of the authors, John West: ‘These days there a lot of cats. They are killing all the desert finches and other things too, like bilbies. We have to save the bilbies. They’re special animals They are only left here and a few other places. That’s why we are hunting and killing the pussycats, but there are more and more, so many now out here. What do they call them? Predators. Because they cheat. And the ones that were here before are now all gone.’ See more
05.01.2022 It is with deep sadness that I pass on news that Mike Tyler passed away last night. Mike, commonly referred to as the frog man, was larger than life and a bril...liant scientist. Mike was a lecturer in the Zoology Department for many years and a leading herpetologist. Few lecturers could entertain a lecture room of students the way that Mike could. I was fortunate to have been taught (entertained) by Mike. I have very fond memories of him starting his lectures on topic but then spending 40 minutes discussing whatever took his fancy before stating I digress and spending the last five minutes summarising what the lecture should have been about. Mike had legendary status amongst the undergraduates. Scientists with the charisma of Mike Tyler are rare. He will be missed. Our love and thoughts are with his family. Our University community has lost a great man. Raise a glass to Mike, a great scientist and a life well lived. Take care Justin Prof. Justin Brookes Head, Dept of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology The University of Adelaide
05.01.2022 Check out Hooked on Nature http://hookedonnature.com.au
03.01.2022 Here’s Leo’s turtle Nugget...we hooked him up with a treat also #turtle#reevesturtle#dinnerisserved
03.01.2022 Saltwater Crocodile 1, File Snake 0
02.01.2022 https://www.abc.net.au//indonesia-jurassic-park-/12688876
