Calling all anole researchers and lovers! We’ve a singular alternative this fall that I wish to counsel we capitalize on. The Caribbean PARC (Companions in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation) assembly and the Puerto Rican Herpetology Symposium are at the moment being deliberate, tentatively for October 14-15 in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. I not too long ago mentioned with one of many organizers, Alberto Puente, the potential of combining these two conferences with an Anole assembly. In any case, it’s been 5 years since our 2018 assembly in Miami, so we’re due for one more meetup!
We had a fantastic group of 68 attendees on the final Anolis symposium, held in Miami, Florida in 2018.
I’m right here to gauge your curiosity, however first, let me promote you on the deserves. I do know October is only some quick months away, however combining forces with these different two teams in stunning, anole-laden Puerto Rico has its advantages:
- Researchers from everywhere in the Caribbean can be in attendance, with a robust effort by the organizers to herald herpetologists from Cuba and Dominican Republic.
- There may be tons of anole analysis in Puerto Rico by native researchers and tons of nice herpetology as effectively! It will likely be a fantastic alternative to find out about native analysis and conservation efforts and construct connections with college students and professors on the intensive UPR system.
- By combining forces we will have a a lot larger and numerous assembly!
- Puerto Rico has anoles! and bat searching boas! and dwarf geckos! So many wonderful herps! There can be herp outings!
- We’re engaged on arranging transportation and reasonably priced choices for housing.
Satisfied? Fill out this ballot and if there may be assist for this plan then I’ll tackle organizing it (after all, anybody who needs to assist out, let me know!). The format of such a gathering remains to be up within the air – combine absolutely? have in the future per group? parallel classes? … So depart your suggestions, recommendation, options, warnings about how a lot work this can be, enthusiasm for the thought, provides to assist, and so forth. within the feedback under!
I’m an Assistant Professor of Biology at New York College. My old flame is herpetology, however my lab works on city evolutionary ecology in numerous organisms (however primarily anoles!).
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