Call for Abstracts! - Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference in Fort Wayne, Indiana
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Jennifer Lamb
Aug 15, 2025, 1:50:14 PMAug 15
to Midwest Partners in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation (PARC)
The 2026 Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference is being held in Fort Wayne, Indiana from January 25 - 28th. There is a herp-focused special symposia at the conference this year, co-hosted by Midwest PARC. Please consider submitting your abstract! Abstracts are due September 26th.
Contact: Callie Klatt Golba, Curator of Turtle Conservation, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, cklat...@naturemuseum.com
From the Midwest Fish and Wildlife Symposia page: https://www.midwestfw.org/symposia-2025.html
Symposium: Research to Inform Management: Conservation of Freshwater Turtles and Other Threatened Amphibians and Reptiles in the Midwest
Contact: Callie Klatt Golba, Curator of Turtle Conservation, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, cklat...@naturemuseum.com
Co-Organizers: Nate Engbrecht, nengb...@dnr.in.gov, Herpetologist, Indiana Department of Natural Resources; Melissa Youngquist, myoun...@sheddaquarium.org, Research Biologist, Wetlands; Conservation Research Department, John G. Shedd Aquarium; Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
Type: Open Symposium
Overview:
Amphibian and reptile populations in the Midwest are experiencing rapid declines and are in need of urgent management. As ectotherms with low dispersal capabilities, these organisms face a myriad of conservation challenges including habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, disease, climate change, and illegal collection for the pet trade. The ability to adapt to rapidly changing environmental conditions is further complicated for long-lived, late-maturing species, like freshwater turtles. In the face of these challenges, science-backed strategies and collaborative partnerships are imperative for the long-term survival of sustainable populations. This symposium, which is sponsored by the Midwest Chapter of Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, will include presentations on regional studies involving amphibian and reptiles and their conservation in the Midwest. The first half of the day of will focus on regionally threatened species, the second half of the day will focus on freshwater turtles.
Amphibian and reptile populations in the Midwest are experiencing rapid declines and are in need of urgent management. As ectotherms with low dispersal capabilities, these organisms face a myriad of conservation challenges including habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, disease, climate change, and illegal collection for the pet trade. The ability to adapt to rapidly changing environmental conditions is further complicated for long-lived, late-maturing species, like freshwater turtles. In the face of these challenges, science-backed strategies and collaborative partnerships are imperative for the long-term survival of sustainable populations. This symposium, which is sponsored by the Midwest Chapter of Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, will include presentations on regional studies involving amphibian and reptiles and their conservation in the Midwest. The first half of the day of will focus on regionally threatened species, the second half of the day will focus on freshwater turtles.
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