The mountain chicken frog became critically endangered following the incursion of the amphibian disease chytridiomycosis, which caused an 85% decline on it endemic island of Dominica and near extinction on the neighbouring island of Montserrat. Our speakers will present the research of the Mountain Chicken Recovery Programme, a world-leading consortium featuring ZSL scientists, that aims to understand how to mitigate the disease's impacts and prevent further extinctions.
Speakers:
Dr Helen Meredith, Executive Director, Amphibian Survival Alliance
Introducing the mountain chicken frog
Dr Mike Hudson, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Disease driven near extinction of the mountain chicken: the inside story &
Emergency action: in-situ anti-fungal treatment during a chytridiomycosis epidemic
Christopher Michaels, Reptile House Keeper, ZSL
Ex-situ populations of mountain chickens: management and importance for conservation
Ben Tapley, Curator of Herpetology, ZSL
Conservation management on Dominica
Sarah-Louise Adams, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Trial reintroductions of mountain chickens into a Bd. infected Montserrat; what did we learn?
Chaired by Professor Andrew Cunningham, Institute of Zoology, ZSL
3-course dinner
To learn more, join us for a 3-course dinner with the speakers after the talks, which is open to all. Places cost £35 per person and should be booked online before 5 April.
For all enquiries please contact Jennifer Howes, Scientific Events Coordinator
jennifer.howes@zsl.org; Tel (0)20 7449 6227
