I would like to say a big thanks to everyone who came to the Wildlife photographic workshop last weekend, it was a fantastic couple of days and we had such a super bunch of people attend. I would also like to thank Adam and Gretchen for their valued support and our Anna Bunney for helping arrange the workshop as part of our new ’Museum Meets’ Programme.
It was real pleasure for me to be apart of the workshop and I would sincerely like to thanks Chris Mattison for making the weekend a huge success by sharing his professional expertise and doing such a fantastic job in making sure there was always something new for everyone to learn.Apart from learning new techniques from Chris, everyone also got to photograph an amazing array of rare species from our Vivarium – which when viewed through the lens certainly provided the Wow factor! Many of our participants have kindly been in touch this week to express their thanks and to also share some of the great photos they took. Here is a selection of just a few of them:
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It turns out that literally thousands and thousands of these amazing flying mammals are being robbed from their natural habitats, including National Parks, to be sold world-wide for one reason or another. Fruit bats in particular are being sought after for selling, and some of the ways they are treated and killed really is atrocious: 
You might also be interested in Chris’s latest Book “Frogs and Toads of the World” which was published in April 2011 by the Natural History Museum in London, and Princeton University Press in New Jersey. With nearly 200 pages and over 200 photographs, there are ten chapters: Origins and classification; Size and shape, colour and markings; Interactions with the physical environment; Enemies and defence; Food and feeding; Reproduction; Life-cycles; Habitat and distribution; Frogs and man; and an account of the 49 families of frogs, describing their physical characteristics, where they live, and their natural history.
The Amphibian Ark is launching a new international event, Leaping Ahead of Extinction, to celebrate Leap Day (February 29th) 2012. It will highlight the work being conducted by institutions all over the world who are supporting amphibian conservation in one way or another.
Hi, my names Andrea Winn, and I work with Andrew and other colleagues developing the engagement programmes for the museum. I am lucky enough to work with all of the Museum’s fantastic and varied collections, which gives me the opportunity to take objects out to community groups.
Although some of the residents were reluctant to handle the live animals at first, they soon warmed to Andrew and his enthusiasm and all members of the group either held the animals or stroked them. Audrey was particularly taken with the snake and thought it would make a lovely pet – watch out Sally and Sophie for a pet request! One of the touching comments of the afternoon from one of the residents was that she felt very privileged to be able to handle a snake and get close to the animals.The trip was so successful that it has prompted Sally and Sophie to organise a visit to the museum for the residents, and so we are really looking forward to welcoming the group into the museum in the New Year.
