Following a suggestion from Council member Steve Allain , we're very happy to confirm that the BHS is now an official partner with the NBN Atlas . Our intention is that relevant herp location data will be collated periodically from articles in our publications and passed to the Atlas for uploading to their database.

The NBN Atlas is the UK’s largest repository of publicly available biodiversity data.

Early days but this is an exciting new initiative that further deepens and widens the Society links with other , very relevant organisations - along with helping to ensure we contribute as much as we can to critical data collection.

You can read about the NBN Atlas here: NBN Atlas

Many BHS members may be aware that some individuals and organisations are very active in lobbying against the principle of captive maintenance of reptile and amphibian species. The Federation of British Herpetoculturists (FBH) have recently started a campaign to promote the positive aspects of such activity.

The campaign is called `Hands off our Hobby'. An information leaflet on the campaign is below, which also includes details of a petition being organised by the FBH in a bid to positively influence legislators in this area.

Hands Off Our Hobby

The Kempton park show this year was planned to take place on the 16th of August, however it has been cancelled for 2015. The FBH have released a statement, which is attached below:

Kempton Park Show Cancelled