Atlanta Herpetology Club Past Activities
- Dr.Yolanda M. Leon, spoke on endangered species research in the UNESCO
Biosphere Reserva
Jaragua Bahoruco Enriquillo (Dominican Republic)and some of her
research with
hawksbill turtles. (1/17/07)
- Talk by former AHC
President and current expert-on-call Sean Graham on the reptiles and
amphibians of Georgia. (11/16/06)
- Public outreach at
the Brain
Balloon
in October, where we helped with the Brain Balloon and manned the
"What's Your Poison" booth. (Did you miss it? The "What's Your Poison"
booth will be back to explain the
physiology of snake venom at the Brain Expo on April 13-14 at Zoo
Atlanta.
- Field trip to Camp
Thunder with Sean Graham and Beth Timpe for herp survey in December (10
different species found, including frogs, salamanders, lizards, a
snake, and a
turtle). We helped add to the chytrid fungus survey
currently underway by Save a
Frog.org. (12/2/06)
- Field trip to Atlanta
Botanical Garden in December with talk by Amphibian Specialist Beth
Timpe and a behind-the-scenes tour of the frog collection with amazing
species
like the critically endangered lemur leaf frog. (12/15/06)
Atlanta
Herpetology Club
