Thanks for sharing, Flavia!

Thanks great - thanks a lot!

Hi Miaomiao - I was sorry to miss this event and unfortunately I did not register in advance. Is there any way that I can get access to the recording now? Thanks!

Thanks for circulating this Kaya - it does sound like a great idea. I have passed the details on to a couple of contacts who might be interested.

Thanks for looping me in Thirza! Hi Ave - I work for a travel business consultancy in the UK and we have a network of local field conservation projects around the world that we promote and advise. It would be great to hear more about your efforts to to set up your organisation. I will DM you about this. 

Thanks Lara - I hadn't spotted that was a manual thing. Now I know!

Hi Anne, it sounds like you are doing lots of volunteering, which is how I made the connections that got me my first role in project management. As for the travel sector, it is mostly Adventure Travel companies that are really engaged with local conservation work, but many of the larger companies have sustainability programmes and sometimes these include biodiversity elements (although we are trying to encourage this much more). You are more than welcome to drop me a line in Conversations to ask more about my experiences ...

It's named after a cool reproductive behaviour. The females lay eggs in strings, like most toads, but rather than leaving them in a pond or pool the male toad wraps the strings around his legs and looks after the eggs until they hatch. So, the fathers are actually the 'midwives' to the babies. Another lovely thing about them is their call. It is just a short single-note whistle, but they all do it at a slightly different pitch and the cumulative effect is quite enchanting. (There's a good field recording on Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/colin-hunter/common-midwife-toads-lorraine-france).