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As every year, the Conservatory natural heritage of the Centre region batrachologiques organizes meetings of the Central Region.

This year they will be held Saturday, March 27, 2010, from 9:30 conferences around - made by referees scientists and managers. Lunch is organized locally, and a field visit will be available from 17.30 on an upgrade of the NFB for the protection and enhancement of ponds in the forest of Vierzon.

Registration is required (deadline March 10).

You will find direct download plate invitation with the day's program and relevant information (click on link).

Adrien Chorein, Academy of Natural Heritage Centre Region

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hygiene protocol for field studies

Worldwide, amphibians are undergoing significant population declines due to chytridiomycosis, an emerging disease caused by the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis ( bd). Catastrophic declines have been observed in Australia, North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. In Europe, mass mortalities related to Bd were observed in Spain and France, but our knowledge about the prevalence of Bd in Europe are still only fragmentary.

The exact causes of the recent emergence of chytridiomycosis are still unclear. Nonetheless, scientists agree today that this fungus was recently spread worldwide via equipment which has been in contact with Bd, water containing zoospores or infected amphibians (especially during the introduction of exotic species). Human activities, in or near aquatic sites, are therefore strongly to the spread of fungus and represent a major risk for amphibian populations. If an infected individual can be effectively treated with a fungicide, the fungus can not be controlled, so far, in the natural environment. Nevertheless, some simple procedures to allow disinfection to decontaminate equipment, which significantly reduces the risk that the fungus is passively transferred when traveling.

A hygiene protocol was developed and validated by a team of researchers participating in a European research project on Bd protocol was translated into French and can download it by clicking the following link:

Protocol hygiene Bd (pdf, 954 KB)

The objective of this document is to provide persons working on amphibians, or more broadly in the aquatic environment, a set of precautionary measures to implement in their field campaigns. Although focused on chytridiomycosis, these precautions will also reduce the spread of other diseases or invasive plant and animal species.

Some of these procedures can be applied in laboratories and farms, but it is necessary that those involved will confer with veterinary legislation. Biosecurity measures for captive amphibians could differ from those proposed for the land.

If you watch (or have seen during previous years) the mortality of amphibians, without apparent cause, thank you notify us as soon as possible. You will find on this website all information on this "warning amphibian.

Thanks in advance for kindly circulate this information to your network.

Please distribute this memorandum around you, and take the lead in the competition law field, remain vigilant and good observations.

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Updated: Dating herpetological Walloon - February 27, 2010

Attention Update: Following the large number of registrations, the conference venue is moved Couvin. Click on the image to access the full version of the new program. The rest of the information remains valid.

On the occasion of 25 years group Rainn , the Working Group of Herpetological Natagora , herpetologists Walloon colleagues are organizing a day of meetings on the study and conservation of the herpetofauna of Wallonia and the surrounding areas February 27, 2010 at Nismes ( updated January 12, 2010 : conference venue moved Couvin) south of Wallonia. The program of this event can be downloaded in pdf format by clicking this link (651 Kb) . The SHF will give a presentation on the national Red List, in collaboration with the French Committee IUCN and Service MNHN natural heritage. This presentation will be similar to that of Congress Montpellier 2009.

note, the seating is limited and participation requires prior registration with the organizers (contact information in pdf format). Click the image to go directly to the site of Rainn:

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SOS snakes "- Midi-Pyrenees Stage

A group of volunteers has created a herpetologists intervention unit named "There are snakes in my garden", whose field Action is the Midi-Pyrenees. Coordinated by two associations, Nature Midi-Pyrenees and the ANA, this initiative aims to inform the general public is faced with snakes in the life of every day, and avoid direct destruction of animals. This project is mediated via an information leaflet, distributed free, downloadable in pdf by clicking this link (1.1 MB) or on the image below. Information is also disseminated through conferences and through the website Naturazoom .

An oral communication presented "There's a snake in my garden" (click on the link to download the pdf - 1.7 MB) at the 4th meeting of the national conservation of amphibians and reptiles Ménigoute.