Conservationists ally for amphibian survival

by Phil Bowles

"The world's amphibians are facing an uphill struggle for survival", in the words of Amphibian Specialist Group (ASG) co-chair James Collins. Recent news headlines make this seem a definite understatement. Earlier this year, a deadly fungal disease that has decimated amphibian populations around the world was detected in the Philippines for the first time. In March, conservationists had to airlift surviving mountain chickens (a species of frog) out of Montserrat to prevent them from suffering the same fate. This week, researchers warned that declines in the quality of its habitat have brought Mexico's charismatic axolotl to the verge of extinction...... MORE >>>>

New Guide to UK Reptiles and Amphibians

WILDguide publications have released an exciting new book about our native herpetofauna. Authored by Howard Inns, who many of you will know, it has probably the finest selection of photographs, including alien species, ever accumulated in a single volume. For more details click here for a Word leaflet or here for a PDF.

RAUK has sponsorship

RAUK would like, on behalf of all its members, to acknowledge the assistance of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC) and the Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK (ARG UK) who have kindly sponsored this site.

These two key organisations recognise the importance of a totally independent forum in which those interested in our herpetofauna in the field and its conservation can freely exchange news, advice and opinions.

As a result of their financial support, RAUK can now to look forward to continuing, and growing, for the foreseeable future.

Both of these organisations can themselves benefit from your support.

You can become a ‘Frog Friend’ of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, to support and find out about its herpetofauna conservation work www.arc-trust.org.
Or you can get stuck in with your local Amphibian and Reptile Group www.arguk.org

Several times during its lifetime, RAUK has nearly been forced to close down simply due to the expenses of running an appropriate server. In fact, this is one of the reasons why Gemma did close it down just a few short weeks ago. So, the above announcement is of tremendous importance - and benefit - to all users of RAUK.

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Records are essential to the conservation of the UK's Reptiles & Amphibians

A record is a description of WHAT was seen, WHEN it was seen and WHERE. It is also useful to know WHO saw the animal so that we can follow up reports of endangered species and verify records.

WHAT: The species observed, whether it was an adult, juvenile, larva or egg and how many
WHEN: The date and time of your sighting
WHERE: A GB grid reference or a post code if the animal was spotted in your garden, it is also useful to know the nearest town and the name of the site such as your local nature reserve
WHO: Who made the observation

Reptiles & Amphibians of the UK have provided an on-line submission form to make the process of telling us about what you have seen as straightforward as possible. The form requires a valid email address as our reference of who submitted the record.

On-line records submission form

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