Duke
Very Well-Known Member
Gday all, after the great feedback from last month's meeting, the "two for one" special is coming back for next month 
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Australian Herpetological Society Presents,
Wednesday the 27/10/10 we will have 2 speakers from University of Western Sydney.
Dr Brad Purcell will be talking on "Dingo's and Wild Dogs in the Blue Mountains. Brad recently completed his PHD on this topic and i'm sure you will find his results intriguing. His efforts have culminated into the production of the CSIRO published book titled "Dingo" (linked below). If you have a copy you would like signed or would like to purchase a copy we may have some available on the night for around $40.
Our second speaker will be Dr Jason Flesch on "GPS tracking of Lace Monitors". This study was initiated after it was observed that Lace Monitors were often present at the sites of dingo kills, cleaning up the leftovers (witnessed during Dr Purcell's studies). Researchers from the University have been studying the overall predator/prey relationships within the Blue Mountains National Park around the Warragamba catchment area.
This will present some of the final results of this 3year study using "state of the art" GPS trackers to investigate the movement of large male monitors.
Hope to see you all there it should be a fantastic night.
Cheers Michael Duncan
AHS President
Dingo, Brad Purcell, 9780643096936
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Here's the usual details:
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Free entry for first-timers. $5 every visit after that, or membership to the AHS starts at $25 for a year. You can download an application form here
http://www.ahs.org.au/uploads/Membership_application.pdf
It's a small investment to help support the reptile community in Sydney.
And members gain free entry into the Australian Reptile Park out at Somersby
Australian Reptile Park Official Site
Come for a friendly chat with fellow herpetologists, a warm cuppa + biscuit, and enjoy an always fascinating talk
The meeting is held at the Australian Museum, opposite Hyde Park in Sydney.
You can get off Museum station, and simply cross the park. But it's also easy enough to walk from Townhall station, whatever's easiest.
Enter via these stairs (LINKY) on William St. Just ask the security to point you towards the AHS meeting location. Doors open at 7pm.
IMPORTANT:
Ask the security guard at the front door to point you to the meeting location, say you're with the herpetological society. If you're a tad too early he may ask you to wait in the foyer. If that's the case, wander down the road to the pub just down William St (see below) and you *will* find myself there
WooHoo!
More info:
http://www.ahs.org.au/meetings.php
http://www.ahs.org.au/calendar.php
Oh and since the William St pub was closed for two months we have found our second home further down the road. The service, atmosphere, and drink prices are much more welcoming at The Strand:
Google Street View
On the corner of William and Crown streets.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Australian Herpetological Society Presents,
Wednesday the 27/10/10 we will have 2 speakers from University of Western Sydney.
Dr Brad Purcell will be talking on "Dingo's and Wild Dogs in the Blue Mountains. Brad recently completed his PHD on this topic and i'm sure you will find his results intriguing. His efforts have culminated into the production of the CSIRO published book titled "Dingo" (linked below). If you have a copy you would like signed or would like to purchase a copy we may have some available on the night for around $40.
Our second speaker will be Dr Jason Flesch on "GPS tracking of Lace Monitors". This study was initiated after it was observed that Lace Monitors were often present at the sites of dingo kills, cleaning up the leftovers (witnessed during Dr Purcell's studies). Researchers from the University have been studying the overall predator/prey relationships within the Blue Mountains National Park around the Warragamba catchment area.
This will present some of the final results of this 3year study using "state of the art" GPS trackers to investigate the movement of large male monitors.
Hope to see you all there it should be a fantastic night.
Cheers Michael Duncan
AHS President
Dingo, Brad Purcell, 9780643096936
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Here's the usual details:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Free entry for first-timers. $5 every visit after that, or membership to the AHS starts at $25 for a year. You can download an application form here
http://www.ahs.org.au/uploads/Membership_application.pdf
It's a small investment to help support the reptile community in Sydney.
And members gain free entry into the Australian Reptile Park out at Somersby
Australian Reptile Park Official Site
Come for a friendly chat with fellow herpetologists, a warm cuppa + biscuit, and enjoy an always fascinating talk
The meeting is held at the Australian Museum, opposite Hyde Park in Sydney.
You can get off Museum station, and simply cross the park. But it's also easy enough to walk from Townhall station, whatever's easiest.
Enter via these stairs (LINKY) on William St. Just ask the security to point you towards the AHS meeting location. Doors open at 7pm.
IMPORTANT:
Ask the security guard at the front door to point you to the meeting location, say you're with the herpetological society. If you're a tad too early he may ask you to wait in the foyer. If that's the case, wander down the road to the pub just down William St (see below) and you *will* find myself there
WooHoo!
More info:
http://www.ahs.org.au/meetings.php
http://www.ahs.org.au/calendar.php
Oh and since the William St pub was closed for two months we have found our second home further down the road. The service, atmosphere, and drink prices are much more welcoming at The Strand:
Google Street View
On the corner of William and Crown streets.
