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I successfully convinced a herp rescue owner to join PARC (Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) today… hopefully I can convince you to join too!
Become a member of Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation!
PARC depends upon the help and support from its volunteer members. PARC’s membership involves all individuals, organizations, and agencies with an interest in amphibian and reptile conservation. Our members represent many different sectors including federal agencies, state agencies, nongovernmental organizations, universities, and industry. We encourage you to attend Regional and National PARC meetings and learn about the issues affecting herp conservation issues in your area.
Why join?
Membership in PARC is completely free. As a member you will be helping to join a network of professionals and others who are interested in reversing the decline of amphibians and reptiles across the country You will receive a quarterly PARC e-newsletter, have access to read and post messages on our national and regional listserve, and be kept up-to-date on important issues affecting herps nationwide.
What they fail to mention (and is really a fringe benefit of joining) is the amazing field trips associated with the meetings- I got not just one lifer, but a handful on my latest PARC meeting field trip… gila monster x3, desert tortoises, tiger rattler, arizona coral snake and more because we had after hours access to a conservation area. Plus, you get to talk with the professionals in the field- its a great way to learn more about what professional herpetologists do/make connections (they’re all super nice).
Hobbyist? Student? Professional? Person just interested in herps/science? JOIN!
Did I mention its free? and the conferences are pretty cheap? because they are.
I’d really like to know how many people I convince to join/get involved… so let me know if you do :)
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Majors That Will Get You Into the 1% →
Undergraduate Degree Total (% Who Are 1 %) (Share of All 1 %)
Zoology 159,935 6.9% 0.6%
Clearly those must be vets… or… top level animal planet people (or maybe really rich professors?) because:
the average salary of a wildlife biologist: $63000.
the average salary of a game warden: $54,950
These two are the two of the main career paths for a zoology degree (just about all zoology degrees end up working for the federal government or at a consulting group (which does pay a little better))
Or maybe we’re just really good at saving up our money and not spending it on fancy cars and stuff?
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Speed painting (~1hr drawing time) of a Falcated Duck (Anas falcata).
I’ve always used sketches to help me identify animals… I think I’ll do speed paintings to learn my sparrows, gulls, and other small birds that are hard to identify.
Falcated ducks are native to Asia, however over the last month or so a rare visitor to California has birders from across the state flocking to try to see the rare bird. Luckily he seems unphased by people and chose to hang out in a pond right adjacent to a viewing station. He eluded me for this year, but next time I go out I’m going to actually stay until I find him!
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ScienceDaily (Dec. 19, 2011) — In June 2011, a team of Chinese and Swedish researchers rediscovered the breeding area for the poorly known Blackthroat Luscinia obscura, in the Qinling mountains, Shaanxi province, north central China.
“The song is distinctive, and consists of rather short, quick, varied strophes that include both whistles and harsh notes. The strophes are delivered at a fairly slow, even pace. Several individuals were sound recorded in 2011, and two of these recordings are now made freely available. This will facilitate future surveys of this enigmatic bird species.”
Read more at Science Daily.
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Dyeing fish and making them transparent seems to be all the rage these days. So here’s a cool picture of a frog that’s undergone the same treatment. The treatment itself consists of staining bones and cartilage and then using enzymes to render the actual flesh transparent but not actually removing it.
While curating the fish collection today we found two jars of fish done up in this style… its amazing and I want to know more about it!
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Doris Mable Cochran (1898-1968), measuring a turtle shell by Smithsonian Institution on Flickr.
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California Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata) (by Crotalinae)
Quail Ridge UC Reserve, California
(another in hand shot, sorry… didn’t get any better shot of him)
Source: Flickr / crotalinae
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Arboreal Salamander (Aneides lugubris) (by Crotalinae)
Quail Ridge UC Reserve, California
Source: Flickr / crotalinae
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Pacific Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus amabilis) (by Crotalinae)
Normally I avoid “in-hand” shots of field herping, but I love how this one turned out.
Source: Flickr / crotalinae
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I’m headed out to go check on 36 hanging nest boxes… hopefully its not super windy or picking them out of the trees will be miserable. I will however remember to bring my camera so I can take some pictures of what is inside the boxes.
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