Projects

Student Posters from 2023 Drayton Manor Conference

Do captive-bred bearded dragons prefer to use burrows or the huts used in their enclosures?  -  Abigail Thorley

Bearded Dragons - Abigail Thorley

Clarifying the ambigious invasion of Pelophylax ridibundus  -    Eileen Attwood

Marsh Frogs - Eileen Attwood

Four’s a crowd? Social preferences in golden mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) tadpoles - Daniel Wright

Golden Mantella tadpoles - Daniel Wright

Observations on behaviour and enclosure use by zoo-captive reticulated pythons (Malayopython reticulatus) - Monte Jackson

Reticulated pythons - Monte Jackson

Phylogeographic Patterns of the Common Frog (Rana temporaria) in the UK - Nicole Grimason

Common frog - Nicole Grimason

The project has a goal of significantly improving breeding success for this iconic and endangered species at the Gharial Breeding Centre in the Chitwan National Park in Nepal.

This important event brought together freshwater chelonia keepers and breeders from Europe and beyond, to share knowledge, experiences and best practise.

This applied project will involve thorough surveys to map the distribution and conservation status of the very rare Belalanda Chameleon (Furcifer belalandaensis) from the SW of Madagascar, and draw up a plan for its future protection

A three partner collaborative project studying the conservation and sustainable utilization of  the Golden Mantella (Mantella aurantiaca) of Madagascar.