Plans for 2016?

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

as I do my research there on Iberolacerta cyreni

Can you tell as a little more about that?

[Gergely Horváth]

Well, long story short, my PhD thesis is about the possible correlation between fitness proxy traits and behavioural consistencies, and my main model species is cyreni.

This is a long term cooperation with spanish researchers so next year will be my fourth visit to the Gudarrama Mts.

[Edvard Mizsei]

I think most of you will be surprised, but in next year we are going to Albania!
We already have some dates like:
XIX. AlbExp (21 of May to 5 of June)
XX. AlbExp (20 of August to 4 of September)

Furthermore in 2016 we start to work in Greece finally. We plan around four, two week long trips to visit 16 separate mountains to collect new data on already known habitats as well as potential ones.

So, in 2016 probably we will find more greek meadow vipers than 2015 (71 specimen from 7 mountains). If anybody interested join us to Albania, don't hesitate to contact me.

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

That sounds really cool again, Edvard!

[Aleksandar Simovic]

Hm.. good old Balkans

[Alexandre Roux]

Finally, it turns out to be Israel (but it still could change) in the beggining of may !

[Aleksandar Simovic]

Btw, I'll be in the beginning of May on the Black sea coast around Varna and Albena but not for amphibians and reptiles (its connected to natural sciences, but just on paper, its all about party ), so maybe i will try to find sauromates and make some photos.

Some hints about this species and habitat?

[Thomas Bader]

Hi,

we wanted to spend our annual trip 2016 in Iran.
But it is not very helpful to read this:
http://derstandard.at/2000027175183/USA ... eiseregeln
seems that for such visitors, a normal trip to USA ain't easily possible for the next 5 years...

Thomas

[Jeroen Speybroeck]

Hi,

we wanted to spend our annual trip 2016 in Iran.
But it is not very helpful to read this:
http://derstandard.at/2000027175183/USA ... eiseregeln
seems that for such visitors, a normal trip to USA ain't easily possible for the next 5 years...

Thomas

Then go to the US first

[Thomas Bader]

- yes might be an option. But I guess the USA could be more dangerous than Persia...

The other option is a central Asian country. As you read, Gerald was in Kazachstan and Kirgistan and now he has some connections. I like more unexplored areas and espescially I like the steppe. Let's see
But the first trip will be in southern Egypt over New year, not really for herping, but for diving