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Old 23-10-2013, 10:22 PM   #7
clevency
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Default Tortoise welfare conference update : )

Hello All, Still some spaces left for the Sat day of tortoise talks. I will now be speaking on 'Helping British Tortoises' as Ross from USA has had to postpone due to personal reasons. The goodie bags this year are shaping up as is our sponsored raffle

Conference Outline 2013 (Provisional)
Practical Approaches to Chelonian
Conservation & Welfare
Improving standards for captive Chelonians in the UK
‘Annual day of rare and engaging speakers, who will not fail to educate, inspire and captivate’

Kindly supported by Colchester Zoo
Confirmed Location: Colchester Zoo, Maldon Rd, Stanway, Colchester, CO3 0SL
10.00am till 4.30pm (6 CPD hours) Animal care sector and enthusiast

Programme
9.00 am Arrival, Registration and Coffee
10.00 am Welcome and introduction by Conference Chair, Venetia Rist
10.10 am Eleanor Tirtasana: ‘Helping the British Tortoise – Where are we with tortoise welfare in the UK, a year on?’

10.45 am Dr Richard Struijk: ‘Husbandry and captive breeding of Cuora picturata – an introduction to working with a rare and colourful Asian fresh water turtle’

11.20 am Morning Break
11.35 am Richard Fry: ‘Microchipping advances and chipping of reptiles – explaining the science and advantages behind tortoise microchipping’

12.15 pm Lunch
1.30 pm Dr Ryan Walker: ‘Madagascan Tortoise Conservation Crisis, field report including Ploughshare, Radiated and Spider Tortoises– Stunning images and work to save these unique and beautiful animals’

2.00 pm Dr David Williams: ‘The chelonian eye close up – Case studies and what they can teach us’

2.45 pm Afternoon tea
3.15 pm Iain Cope & Sarah Pellett: ‘New approaches to improving chelonian medicine – Working with UK keepers and groups to improve medicine’

3.45 pm Speaker’s question time / Raffle Draw
4.30 pm Close of conference
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