The Wandering Herpetologist

Herpetological Conservation Links

• Amphibian Ark – Keeping threatened amphibian species afloat.
• Amphibian and Reptile Conservation – A national wildlife charity committed to conserving amphibians and reptiles and saving the disappearing habitats on which they depend.
• Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project – A project to save Panama’s incredible frogs and salamanders.
• Amphibian Specialist Group – Conserve biological diversity by stimulating, developing, and executing practical programs to conserve amphibians and their habitats around the world.
• AmphibiaWeb – Online system that provides access to information on amphibian declines, conservation, natural history, and taxonomy.
• Asian Turtle Program - To establish a safe and sustainable future for Asian turtles, and to ensure that no further turtle species become extinct in the region.
• Bolivian Amphibian Initiative - A project aimed to generate information, monitor and protect Bolivian endangered species.
• Center for North American Herpetology – Promoting the preservation and conservation of North American Amphibians, Crocodiles, Reptiles, and Turtles through scholarship and information.
• Crocodilian.com - To educate & inform the public about all things crocodilian and to promote crocodilian conservation worldwide.
• Darwin`s Frog Conservation Initiative - Advancing the conservation of Darwin’s frogs.
• Froglife – A national wildlife charity committed to the conservation of amphibians and reptiles – frogs, toads, newts, snakes and lizards – and saving the habitats they depend on.
• Frogs Are Green – To raise awareness about the threats frogs face in the world’s changing environment, and to spread the message that healthy frogs mean a healthy planet for all.
• Frog Watch USA - Citizen science program that allows individuals and families to learn about the wetlands in their communities and help conserve amphibians by reporting the calls of local frogs and toads.
• Gharial Conservation Alliance -  An organization dedicated to saving gharials from extinction and ensuring the establishment of sustainable wild populations.
• Global Amphibian BioBlitz - Together, through the cooperation of scientists and amateur naturalists from around the globe, let’s census the world’s amphibians to ask who’s still here and where do they persist.
• Global Reptile BioBlitz - The sister effort to the Global Amphibian BioBlitz and aims to collect amateur observations of every species of reptile.
• Help the Hellbender - The Help the Hellbender Project is a joint project involving the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Purdue University, and The Nature Conservancy.
• Herpetology Association of Africa – Dedicated to the study and conservation of African reptiles and amphibians
• International Reptile Conservation Foundation - A member-based organization that actively pursues the conservation of reptiles and amphibians and the natural habitat and ecosystems that support them in a variety of capacities depending on the project or program.
• Indigenous Forest Research Organization for Global Sustainability (i.F.r.o.g.s.) – To restore native peoples as the rightful stewards of their ancestral lands by melding their traditional culture, history and spirituality with the most sustainable practices possible for protecting local and thus global biodiversity.
• IPFW Center for Reptile and Amphibian Conservation and Management – To promote the understanding and conservation of reptiles and amphibians.
• Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology - To promote the conservation of reptiles and amphibians and their habitats through education, scientific research and captive breeding.
• North American Field Herping Association – Dedicated to uniting amateur, private and professional herpetologists from Canada, the United States and Mexico towards the common goal of understanding, conserving and managing native North American reptiles and amphibians.
• Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation - To conserve amphibians, reptiles and their habitats as integral parts of our ecosystem and culture through proactive and coordinated public-private partnerships.
• Pituophis Project – A non-profit organization looking to help out a specie of reptile that has been long overdue for a helping hand.
• Rattlesnake Education and Awareness - A blog dedicated to the education of the plight of North America’s most vilified creatures……SNAKES!
• Sea Turtle Conservancy – To ensure the survival of sea turtles within the Caribbean, Atlantic and Pacific oceans through research, education, training, advocacy and protection of the natural habitats they depend on.
• Sea Turtle.org - Organizing the world’s sea turtle information and making it universally accessible and useful.
• Sea Turtle Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.) – Designated for the sole purpose to rescue and release disoriented sea turtle hatchlings in Broward County,Florida and to document the disorientation events for FWC officials.
• Sea Turtle Restoration Project - A leading grassroots community efforts and taking legal action to save endangered sea turtles across the globe.
• Save The Frogs! – America’s first and only public charity dedicated to amphibian conservation.
• Save The Salamanders- Promoting salamander conservation and protection.
• Social Snakes - To promote understanding and appreciation of snakes by educating the public about their behavior.
• Team Snake Panama - TSP is focusing our efforts on snakes in central Panama near El Copé, Coclé province, where 71 species have already been documented. Research is focusing on ophidian ecology, diet, systematics, and behavior.
• The Orianne Society – Using the eastern indigo snake as our flagship, we work nationally and internationally to conserve rare reptiles and amphibians.
• The Orianne Society Blog – This blog is to update everyone on the important reptile conservation work to which we are dedicated.
• The Center for Snake Conservation - To promote the conservation of snakes and their natural ecosystems and implement positive change in human attitudes towards snakes. 
  
• The Sticky Tongue Project – Herpetology, biodiversity and conservation.
• Turtle Conservancy - A nonprofit scientific and educational organization “for the conservation of turtles and tortoises around the world.”
• Turtle Survival Alliance - Transforming passion for turtles into effective conservation through global networks of living collections and range country actions.