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"Fundraising Herpetological Expedition to
Southern India,

Adam Radovanovic from the Birmingham
Nature Centre will be co-leading an
expedition to
Southern India together with the Indian
herpetologist Gerry Martin and the Irula
tribe. We will be predominantly searching for
mugger crocodiles however the areas we will
be trekking in are home to all sorts of
herpetofauna including cobras, kraits and
vipers and lots more reptile & amphibian
species. We will be trekking through one of
South India's best national parks -
Nagarhole, which is also home to tigers &
elephants. Towards the end of the trip we
will stay at the Crocodile Bank in Chennai
and help the staff and researchers there in
their daily work and learn about all the
herpetological conservation issues affecting
India today - including the urgent plight of
the Gharial. Not only will you be able to
increase your field herping experience but
you will be doing your bit in helping to fund
urgent monitoring and research into one of
the most pressing herpetological crisis of our
time - the rapidly diminishing numbers of
the gharial in the wild - all proceeds from
this trip will be donated directly towards the
Gharial Conservation Alliance.

The trip is just £1250 per person and
includes all accommodation, meals &
transfers but excludes international flights.
For more info and an itinerary email Adam at
adamrad78@yahoo.co.uk or call him on
07773 433640, Rom Whitaker may join us
(50/50 at this stage) if we fill up the trip -
his new film on the plight of the gharial will
be shown on UK tv on BBC2 on tuesday 2nd
Dec at 8pm. Or if you want to contribute
directly to the Gharial Conservation Alliance
please go to; www.iconfilms.co.uk/gharial

& follow the links to the GCA homepage and
click on donate"