Uk frog day 2011 in manchester

NEWS AND INFO FOR UK FROG DAY 2011

NEWS

SUNDAY 12th JUNE 2011

VENUE
Thistle Portland Hotel,
3-5 Portland Street
Piccadilly Gardens
Manchester M1 6DP

www.thistlehotels.com/manchester


Hello everybody

We are preparing the first ever UK Frog Day which covers dart frogs, other frogs and all amphibians. We have a fantastic venue right in the centre of Manchester. Just five minutes walk from Piccadilly train station and next to the bus station with easy links to the airport. There are alos plenty of car parks nearby. The hotel has special rates for UKFD lunches which must be pre-booked and there will be coffee and sandwiches also available to buy.

Due to there being a Take That concert on in Manchester on the same weekend the room rates are expensive although there are other hotels available at more affordable rates. Would recommend early booking of hotel.

The event will start at 10 am until 4pm.This special day belongs to all Dart frog and amphibian keepers and will bring us all together. UK Frog day will only work if it is attended so please make a date in your diary.
The day will include discussions, speakers, sell and swap of captive bred animals, live food and supplies. Everyone will be given a name badge and the chance to get to know other hobbiests. The full details of the day and activities will be published later on the UK Frog Day website: www.ukfrogday.co.uk ( currently under construction)
Let’s make this first UK Frog Day in the UK a memorable one and with your full support I am sure we will make it the best.

UKFD INFO

UK Frog day will be focused on assisting scientific study and captive maintenance of Dendrobatid ( poison-dart) frogs ,other frogs,Salamanders,Newts and Axolotls through the exchange of knowledge and the promotion of captive breeding and husbandry of these remarkable animals. We also aim to increase public awareness of environmental issues. The population of amphibians are in sharp decline with habitat loss and deforestation increasing. Frogs and all other amphibians are excellent indicators of ecosystem health.

Save the Amphibians, Save the planet

We would like to hear from anybody prepared to give a presentation or speech on any above related topics at the event. Please contact info@ukfrogday.co.uk or Mustafa.isilay@btinternet.com
Thank you very much
Musty


Please visit our website www.ukfrogday.co.uk

I will be there, cant miss this day itll be a corker

I squealed with excitement when I read about this...and right on my doorstep! See you there.

This day could be used as a caudata.org UK meet up as well, as there are to be newts n sals there as well as frogs.
Itd be great to see some of the forum members there.
You could even contact musty if you are one of this forums experts, about maybe doing a talk if theres room left on the agenda???

Itll be good to see you again froggy

I've added the event to the forum calendar.

I'd like to go to this. Wish it was nearer my doorstep though....

Argh...i hate the lot of you xD I wish i could go to that meeting. Hopefully some year i´d be able to shake a few hands.

I will be sure to wear my caudata.org t shirt while there to promote the forum

I would love to visit this...but it'll be a nightmare getting there.

Make it a weekend away?,travel down the day before, book a hotel? go to a gig in the evening???

Thats it, everybody can change their vacation plans and holiday in Manchester this year .
Who needs sea sun and sand?

I will be there, i can get a train straight into Manchester.
Cant wait to meet Morg and any other of the newt keepers from the forum, looking forward to a great day!

Martin :happy:

morg said:

This day could be used as a caudata.org UK meet up as well, as there are to be newts n sals there as well as frogs.
Itd be great to see some of the forum members there.
You could even contact musty if you are one of this forums experts, about maybe doing a talk if theres room left on the agenda???

Itll be good to see you again froggy

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Hi Morg
Thank you very much for your support. The aim of the frog day is not only for frogs but all amphibians . We are asking all our friends in the hobby to do their best not to miss this special day. To make the day all inclusive for amphibians and give a real push and promotion it will be great if Caudata.org members meet, this would also be helpful in the promotion for new members.
We will provide a table for you so you can do a Caudata exhibition and possibly overstock sale. We would be very interested if you have exhibition tanks for Salamanders and newts.
We would also like to have a member to give a presentation/ talk for about 15-20 mins about sals and newts.
In June the weather is usually very reasonable in Manchester and there is plenty going on so you could make a weekend of it!
Please get involved, support us and don't miss this special day.

Cheers
Musty

Looks like I'll be coming

Well thats a few people to re meet, and a few to meet for the first time, what about everybody else???
Im very surprised there havent been more confirming that they will be there.

morg said:

Well thats a few people to re meet, and a few to meet for the first time, what about everybody else???
Im very surprised there havent been more confirming that they will be there.

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Hello everybody, please note our main email address for UK Frog day is
ukfrogday@hotmail.co.uk. If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thanks Musty

News Update 12th Feb 2011

Hello everybody,
We have invited our Dutch friends, Dendrobatidae NL to our Frog Day. I am very glad to inform you that we have had a very good response and a lot of encouragement from them. They have offered their help , advice and co-operation. I am sure you will understand how important this preparation is for UKFD. We are aiming to do a similar event like they have organised over the years with exhibitions, education, conservation and awareness in mind.
They see this as a big opportunity for all amphibian captive care hobbiests in Europe to make more collaboration and help each other with the exchange of ideas and information.
At the moment they are discussing at their board meeting the next steps for co-operation. I have asked them to make a presentation for us. As you know they are publishing an incredible DN magazine, which is available in English. It is like a “must have” publication for us and packed with so many topics that you will never find anywhere else.
We are hoping one of the editors or authors from the magazine will come to Manchester to give a talk.
Watch this space for further updates.
Thanks,
Anne & Musty

News Update 19th Feb 2011

PRESENTATIONS AT UKFD

Hello everybody,
UK Frog Day proudly announce the Institute of Zoology, London have accepted our invitation to come and make presentations at our UKFD. We will be very honoured and give a warm welcome to the team who will give lectures and take Q and A.
Our guests for the day will be ;
Dr Ian Stephen ( Curator of Herpetology at London Zoo)
Matthew Rendle ( Veterinary nurse specialising in herpetology, London zoo and Royal veterinary college)
Emma Wombwell ( Phd student of the institute of zoology)
Ian , Matt and Emma will be covering topics such as;
• Chytrid in general- history, conservation, diagnosis and treatment
• Chytrid in the trade- risks, results of screening, projects so far, disease presence in imports, legislation, quarantine, screening methods etc.
• Bio-Security- practical advice on maintaining healthy stock, best practice, guidelines, what we do here at the zoo.
• Quarantine methods for your new stock and treatments
• General amphibian husbandry
• Other amphibian disease/veterinary aspects
• Amphibian research/conservation projects undertaken at ZSL.
From Manchester university we will be welcoming Christopher Michaels ( Phd student from Biology department) who will be talking about “ conservation and biodiversity”.
I am sure you know how important all these topics are to our hobby. These talks will give us the opportunity to listen and discuss with very important experts in the herpetology field. I am sure we will find the talks extremely informative and all learn how to get more out of our hobby and improve our husbandry methods.

Thanks,

Anne & Musty

NEWS UPDATE (21.05.11 )

10,000 ON-LINE VISITS TO UK FROG DAY !!!!

Hello everybody,
Today we have reached 10,000 on-line visits to our UK Frog Day website and announcement threads with Reptile Forum UK, Dendroworld and Caudata forums. Thank you very much to every nature and amphibian lover for their interest and support. We hope to see you all on this special celebration day. We are also proud to say that our friends from 42 countries have also visited the UK Frog Day website!
Thanks
UKFD Team

After spending the last few months thinking that I would not be able to make this event , I have now been offered a lift so will be there after all, from around 11.30 onwards.
I should have blue hair and a caudata.org t shirt on, I if you wanna say hello
I am getting almost as excited about this day as I get when Im on my way to watch leeds united play

For a while i thought i was going to be able to go...but there´s no chance now....
I just wanted to say to all of you who will be going, please make it work so that there will be future editions!!! xDDD

Well I went to frog day and had an excellent time.

Although most of the stalls were dartfrog related, there was one stall by
Welcome to NewtTank.co.uk- The online shop for Salamanders, Newts and Frogs
with a fair selection of newts and salamanders available.
As well as the amazing amount of frog species for sale, along with substrates-live foods etc there were also stalls selling fully planted vivs,which were spectacular and made my vivs plain and dull by comparison. some made abroad, but also some from
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ***** Rainforest** Vivariums * * * * ***** - Home
If you are thinking of starting with dartfrogs but are unsure about sorting a planted viv, give them a call, they do a VERY GOOD job.
I didnt make any of the lectures, but was told that all were well attended and interesting
I also got the chance while there to meet up with a few people I have been in touch with for numerous years through this forum, but had never actually met so all in all a cracking good day, cant wait for next years, thnk you musty for putting all the hard work into arranging this day.