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The phoenix (RAUK) has arisen from the ashes!

We're back!

Many of you, like me, were extremely disappointed to log on to RAUK and find that it had vanished. Sadly, the work involved in the administration and maintenance of the site together with the related costs meant that Gemma had to finally surrender the reins.

Unfortunately, at that time, on-one had come forward to take over the responsibility. Since then I have been liaising with Gemma firstly to assess the practicality of me doing so and secondly, having established this, the huge amount of work which was necessary to transfer the site to a new server.

Yet again, demonstrating how much Gemma wanted to see the site resurrected, she, as well as me, put a great deal of work into its transfer into new ownership.
RAUK has now been in existence for about 6 years and throughout that time has grown to be an invaluable resource for all of those involved in the herpetological conservation movement and, indeed, any others who share our love for our wonderful herpetofauna in the wild. I am extremely proud that Gemma adjudged me fit to take over the reins from her.

So far as the future is concerned there are no plans for significant changes to RAUK. It will continue to run as a wholly independent online resource where you can discuss our herpetofauna in the forum and use the other resources such as the identification pages.

Gemma has done a superb job over many years and we all owe a debt of immeasurable gratitude to her. You will find a new thread on that subject and I hope you will ALL join me in expressing your appreciation of her efforts. I am pleased to say that she will continue to be an active member of this forum and will retain administrator access as an occasional moderator.

About me

Many of you already know me. For those who don't, I am an active (but ageing!) conservationist with many year's experience, whose primary (but far from exclusive) interest is in the Sand lizard. Most of my work has been through the Herpetological Conservation Trust although I have never been more than a volunteer. I do have the honour of co-ordinating the Sand Lizard Captive Breeding Programme on their behalf - arguably one of the most successful programmes of its kind in existence. I also have considerable experience in web-site hosting, design and maintenance thus fulfilling the other major requirement to take this on.

I hope you continue to enjoy this resource and look forward to seeing you back online.

Chris Davis

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Send us your records!

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

RAUK is designed and maintained on a voluntary basis.
We are non-profit making and invite donations and selective advertisements to offset Internet server costs.

If you experience any difficulties whilst using this web site or the forum facility, please contact the administrator.
RAUK ADMIN WILL ONLY RESPOND REGARDING TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF THE WEB SITE.
The forum facilities are provided to address questions relating to native reptiles & amphibians.

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