Devilled Toads - Lyme Regis Fossil Festival I've just checked, and it seems that I've not published one of my own articles on here since October. In my defence, I was pretty busy researching visitor effects on African wild dogs at West Midlands Safari Park. The dissertation is now in, the whole summer is ahead of me, and I'm back with a

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Considering going to #fossilfestivallymeregis this year? We’ve got you covered! Hop over to the blog to read Eleanor’s article on last year’s event.

Devilled Toads - Beginner's Guide to Conferences - Part 1 - Applications Having just returned from my first full conference, I thought now was the perfect time to share what I've learned about how to approach them. As an undergrad, I always found them slightly mystifying; ...

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Devilled Toads - The Zoo Review: Twycross Zoo Above: Eleanor at Twycross Zoo in 2014. The highlight of the visit was seeing the Linnaeus's two-toed sloth, which left the zoo shortly afterwards. Its enclosure was located in a part of the zoo which...

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Happy #NationalZooLoversDay! I’ve been lucky enough to spend Easter visiting some fantastic zoos - @zslofficial.bsky.social, @dudleyzoo.bsky.social, @twycrosszoo.bsky.social, and @monkeyforest.bsky.social. See if you can guess which photo was taken where!

Eleanor just got back from #asabspring2026 and she’s started a new blog series taking you through attending your first conference- from submitting an abstract through to packing up your poster on the last day. Read Part 1 here: sites.google.com/view/deville...

I had the incredible opportunity to attend #Anthropy26 at the Eden Project - a three-day conference bringing together leaders and organisations to shape the future of the UK. Growing-up watching Deadly 60, getting to meet Steve Backshall was certainly a highlight. @anthropyuk.bsky.social

Eleanor has had a busy week at #ASABSpring2026 in Bristol. Watch this space for an article with helpful advice for making an academic poster and attending your first conference coming soon...

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Picture of a giant otter with the text - Pursuing Peru: Eden’s Tour of Taricaya.

As a special Christmas treat we have our first guest contributor article on the blog. Read about Eden’s time spent volunteering at Taricaya Eco-Reserve and meet some of her favourite animals. Read it here: sites.google.com/view/deville...

Devilled Toads - The Zoo Review: Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park The UK is, for the most part, lacking for good city zoos. London rather famously has the ZSL London Zoo, the oldest scientific zoo in the world, and there are excellent zoos in Edinburgh and Belfast a...

In our newest installment of 'The Zoo Review', we talk about the Birmingham Wildlife Conservation Park, a tiny hidden gem of a zoo in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Read it here:
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