Well we had a great day and Wilber got us there and back safely and in the warm. It snowed most of the day but didn't settle fortunately. Gordon, myself and Lisa (who runs the Wiltshire Tortoise Group) went and we enjoyed very interesting and informative talks on their work in Africa by John and Margaret Cooper and his work on sea turtle research with the aid of drones by Alan Rees. Matthew Readle spoke on Redfoots in Peru which was rather sad as many are taken for food with their eggs sold hard boiled as a cheap snack. Martin Whitehead spoke on the welfare of reptiles and the day concluded with a talk on the ability of tortoises to learn skills by Anna Wilkinson and Oliver Burman. It was also an opportunity to meet up with lots of fellow hobbyists who come from all over the country.
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