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The Herpetologists' League
Conservation Committee

Mission statement: to promote awareness of herpetological conservation issues,  mobilize response for important issues and legislative matters, and contribute expertise about conserving herpetofauna to other regional and national conservation groups.

Committee Members

Brian Smith, Chair - Department of Biology, Black Hills State University, 1200 University Street Unit 9044, Spearfish, SD 57799-9044; brian.smith<at>bhsu.edu

Todd Campbell - Department of Biology, University of Tampa, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL 33606; tcampbell<at>ut.edu

Kim Lovich - Curators Department, Zoological Society of San Diego, P.O. Box 120551, San Diego CA 92112

Robert Lovich - rlovich<at>gmail.com

Malcolm McCallum - Department of Biological Sciences, Texas A&M University, Texarkana, TX 75501 USA

Renata Platenberg - vi.wildlife<at>gmail.com

For funding opportunities related to conservation of reptiles and amphibians, please consult the HL Grants in Herpetology.

Important links related to the conservation of herpetofauna:

Position statement on the ethical use of amphibians and reptiles

SSAR Conservation Committee

Partners in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (PARC)

Society for Conservation Biology

Position statement on Rattlesnake Round-ups

For the latest news about herp. conservation and funding opportunities, please consult the postings on the HerpList Web Forum.