And now for some jungle dragons! These chaps are as follows. 1. Gonocephalus bornensis, Borneo anglehead lizard or Borneo forest dragon. 2. Bronchocela cristatella, green crested lizard. 3. Gonocephalus liogaster, blue-eyed anglehead lizard, or the tropical forest dragon

☀️🌿 ENVIRA Summer Edition 2024 🌸☀️ The latest ENVIRA has just been released! Read the ENVIRA via this link: natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/sites/natural-… See ENVIRA page: natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/unit-environme…

Ndumo Game Reserve: 100 years of preserving wildlife mg.co.za/thought-leader…

Our recent publication on wildlife conflict with roads can be found at the link below. More to follow soon. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

ATTENTION: To all followers who have ever had an encounter(s)/experience(s) with a southern African python (Python natalensis) in the wild, please fill out the questionnaire below for my friend Kirsty Kyle for her PhD research on them University of KZN docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

The paper I got to present at the #WCH10, and the first paper from my MSc is out in #LandscapeEcology! 🥳🥳🦎 link.springer.com/article/10.100… #MonitorLizard #Varanus #Openaccess #Urbanecology #WCH #Herpetology #conservationoptimism #KwaZuluNatal #iNaturalist #citizenscience #SouthAfrica

Please enjoy these photos of Chinese Softshell #Turtles being total dorks. What ridiculous pancakes. #WildlifePhotography

I felt the colour variation in these puff adders (Bitis arietans) was stunning. Crazy the fact they were also removed from properties less than 15km apart. Sampled and released (under correct permits and ethical clearance) in a green-protected area. #conservationoptimism #Snakes

The second paper from my MSc is out in #ZSL’s Nimay J M.Sc. Zoology !! 🥳🥳🥳🦎🦎 researchgate.net/publication/38… #MonitorLizard #Varanus #Openaccess #Urbanecology #uxamu #Herpetology #conservationoptimism #KwaZuluNatal #citizenscience #SouthAfrica

#NewSpeciesAlert - 𝐵𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑠 𝑏𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑜𝑝ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑜𝑟𝑢𝑚, a new species of rain frog is described from the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa. #Anura #Brevicipitidae #Herpetology 🔓 tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

SAVE THE DATE📅 Calling all Master's, and PhD students in the Unit for Environmental Science and Management. The UESM's Postgraduate Conference and Gala dinner will take place on 4 & 5 August 2025. Further details will follow shortly. NWU - North-West University #UESM #savethedate

Forget cats, forget traps — bring in the puff adders to revolutionise pest control dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-0…

📢Deadline reminder! 🎓 Masters & PhD students! Submit your abstract for the UESM Postgrad Conference 📅 4–5 Aug at The Roots, Potch. Theme: “Connected Outcomes: Data Shaping Sustainability” 🕒 Deadline: 18 July 2025 🔗 Submit: forms.gle/mDPjeAYr6BTTJp…

And we are off!! Round two of the fantastic NWU Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management postgraduate conference. Don't forget if you want to share your talk and/or experiences of the conference to please use the following hashtag and we'll do our best to find you and retweet you #UESMPG25

🌳 Arbor Week Tree Hunt 🌳 – 6 Sept 2025 📍 NWU Botanical Garden (Potch Campus) Calling all NWU students! Explore campus trees & win prizes 🏆 (top 3 participants/teams). Register 👉 bit.ly/TreeHuntNWU #ArborWeek #TreeHunt #NWU #UESM #StudentLife NWU - North-West University

The media often fear-mongers Africa’s iconic black mamba, so sharing positive news from an amazing collaboration I'm proud to be part of with Nick Evans Marc Humphries & Prof Alexander is truly refreshing. #conservationoptimism #AcademicTwitter tinyurl.com/ycxt64zc

Black mambas were found to be indicators of toxic poisons from heavy metals. theconversation.com/toxic-pollutio… 💻 Cormac Price, University of KZN #EnvironmentAndEnergy