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• Technical course: Técnicas y métodos para el control y erradicación de la herpetofauna invasora
• Conferences about "Tools for the management of amphibians and reptiles"

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  Programme

  Friday 18th

  Morning: 09:30 - 14:00

  • El plan de recuperación del lagarto gigante de La Gomera. José Antonio Mateo. BIOGES. Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
  • Dinámica de Población del Camaleón: Conocimientos necesarios para la elaboración de su Programa de Conservación. Carmen Díaz-Paniagua, CSIC-EBD.
  • El programa de recuperación de la tortuga mediterránea, (Testudo hermanni hermanni), en la Sierra de la Albera. Albert Vilardell, Universitat de Girona.
  • El plan de conservación del galápago europeo. Emys orbicularis, en Aquitania. Pauline Priol, Cistude Nature.

  Evening: 16:00 - 20:00

  • Life Anfibios. Restauración de hábitats prioritarios para los anfibios. Vicent Sancho, Generalitat Valenciana.
  • El uso de los SIG en el estudio biogeográfico de una zona de contacto entre las víboras ibéricas (Vipera aspis, V. latastei y V. seoanei). Fernando Martínez-Freiria.
  • Programa SARE: Seguimiento a largo plazo de las poblaciones de anfibios y reptiles en el territorio español. Enrique Ayllón, Asociación Herpetológica Española.
  • Gestión de la herpetofauna de la alta montaña. Albert Montori, Universitat de Barcelona.

  Saturday 19th

  Morning: 09:30 - 14:00

  • Estrategias de gestión del galápago europeo (Emys orbicularis) en Girona (Cataluña). Marc Franch, Fundació Emys, Universitat de Barcelona.
  • Respuesta de una comunidad de reptiles mediterráneos a los incendios forestales y propuestas para su gestión y conservación. Xavier Santos, Universitat de Barcelona.
  • Cría en cautividad en poblaciones de anfibios amenazadas por enfermedades emergentes y especies introducidas. Jaime Bosch. MNCN-CSIC.
  • Estudio y gestión del hábitat de la salamandra en el Parque Nacional de las Isla Atlánticas de Galicia. Adolfo Cordero Rivera y Guillermo Velo-Antón, Universidade de Vigo.

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  • Coordination: Aitziber Egaña-Callejo.
  • Ticket: 25 € (15 € member of the Aranzadi S. of S., A.H.E.).
  • Place: Aranzadi Society of Sciences.
    Zorroagagaina, 11. Donostia - San Sebastián.
  • Days: December, 18th - 19th, 2009.
  • Hours:
    • Friday: 9:30 - 20:00.
    • Saturday: 9:30 - 14:00.
  • Registration: From november, 30th to december, 16th, 2009.
  • Vacancies: 40.

  Information

  • Aranzadi Zientzia Elkartea
  • Zorroagagaina, 11
  • 20014 Donostia - San Sebastián
  • Tel.: 943466142 / Fax: 943455811

  Colaborators: AHE, Gobierno Vasco.

• Basic courses on identification of the amphibians and the reptiles of the Basque Country

  Basic course on identification of the reptiles of the Basque Country

  • Place: Aranzadi Society of Sciences.
  • Date: October 3rd, 2009.
  • Ticket: 20 € (10 € members of the Aranzadi Society of Sciences).

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  Basic course on identification of the amphibians of the Basque Country

  • Place: Aranzadi Society of Sciences.
  • Date: October 17th, 2009.
  • Ticket: 20 € (10 € members of the Aranzadi Society of Sciences).

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• SARE program of AHE has already started. Cheer up and take part in it!.
  For more information in the web of AHE or contacting with us.
• Course on Management and conservation of the amphibians of Basque Country.
• Aste Berdea in Hondarribia.
• VII Scientific Conferences in Peñalara Nature Reserve
• 15º European Congress of Herpetology.
• Sustainability Classroom Spring 09.

  Thursday, may 21. 19:00 h.

  Study of reptiles and amphibians in Pamplona.
  Speaker: Alberto Gosá, biologolist specialist on herpetofauna.
  Since July 2008 is being made a study on populations of amphibians and reptiles of Pamplona. In the first phase were detected in 11 species total. This talk will present the results of the study, after the field work in 2009.

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• Amphibians and reptiles: exhibition and talks in Olarizu.
• Announcement of herpetological grant.
• Created the first working group in defense of sea turtles in the Northeast Atlantic
• 2nd herpetological meeting in Gipuzkoa. December, 9th-10th-11th.
• The last opportunities to see the exhibition about amphibians and reptiles.
• Training plan 2008. New courses.
  • Course on GIS.
  • Course on estadistics.
  • Course on molecular techniques. December, 19th.
• Days of Nature 2008 - Sea turtles in the Bay of Biscay and the Eastern Atlantic.
  • Why a meeting about sea turtles in Donostia?.
  • Definitive program.
• II Environment Conferences in Herramelluri. Rivers: sources of life. 23-24th August 2008, Herramelluri, La Rioja.
• I. Green Week in Deba 5th to 7th of June 2008.
• "Itsas dortoka" studies the biodiversity of the Basque coast.
• Basic courses on identification of amphibians and reptiles. Gernika 07/06/2008 and 27/09/2008, Vitoria - Gasteiz 14/06/2008, Donostia - San Sebastián 28/06/2008.
• Saturday, June 7th: 9:30 - 13:30 + Evening field trip. Curso básico de identificación de los anfibios de la CAPV" (Basic course on identification of amphibians of the Basque Country). Patronato de Urdaibai.
• Saturday, June 14th: 16:00 - 20:00 + Night field trip. "Curso básico de identificación de los anfibios de la CAPV" (Basic course on identification of amphibians of the Basque Country). Instituto Alavés de la Naturaleza - Gasteiz.
• Saturday, June 28th: 9:30 - 13:30 + Evening field trip. "Curso básico de identificación de los reptiles de la CAPV" (Basic course on identification of reptiles of the Basque Country). Sociedad de Ciencias Aranzadi.
• Saturday, September 27th: 9:30 - 13:30 + Evening field trip. "Curso básico de identificación de los reptiles de la CAPV" (Basic course on identification of reptiles of the Basque Country). Patronato Urdaibai. INSCRIPTION PERIOD OPEN.
• Amphibians and reptiles photo exhibitions in Gipuzkoa and Navarre.
  • "Amphibians and reptiles in Aranguren". Aranguren 04/06/2008 - 27/06/2008.
  • "Amphibians and reptiles: diversity and colour". Lezo 19/05/2008 - 30/05/2008, Oiartzun 03/06/2008 - 14/06/2008, Pasaia 30/06/2008 - 10/07/2008, Hernani 19/11/2008 - 03/12/2008, Arrasate 12/12/2008 - 02/01/2009.
• Next scientific meetings.
• 2008 Year of the Frog. For further information visit Amphibian Ark. Keeping threatened amphibian species afloat.
• 6th Symposium on the Lacertids of the Mediterranean Basin. June 23 - 27th 2008. Molyvos, Lesvos Island, Greece.
• The Sixth World Congress of Herpetology - Manaus 2008, August, 17 - 22th 2008. Manaus, Brasil.
• VII National Congress Societas Herpetologica Italica. October 1 - 5th 2008. Oristano, Italia.
• X Congreso Luso - Espanhol & XIV Congreso Español de Herpetología. October 15 - 18th 2008. Coimbra, Portugal.
• VIII Congreso Latinoamericano de Herpetología.November 24 - 29 2008. Sancti Spiritus, Cuba.
• 15th European Congress of Herpetology. September 28th - October 2nd 2009. Kusadasi, Turkey.
• Coastal populations of natterjack toad, more threatened than it was thought.