Nick Clemann – 14th May 2025
Date/Time
Date(s) - May 14, 2025
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location
The Anglers Tavern
Categories
We are very excited to announce the guest speaker of our May meeting.
Nick Clemann
On the 14th of May we are lucky to be joined by Nick who is the Senior Biologist of Herpetology at Zoos Victoria.
Nick Clemann is one of Australia’s leading threatened species experts. Propelled by a childhood passion for observing and catching lizards, Nick went on to start his science career at the Victorian government’s Arthur Rylah Institute (ARI) over 25 years ago. At the ARI Nick led programs on threatened species across SE Australia, advising government on threatened species research, management, policy and scientific permits. He has been an invited contributor to overseas international scientific expeditions in the deserts and mountains of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Argentina. Nick’s extensive publication record includes papers from these expeditions, as well as on the conservation of lizards, snakes and frogs.
He is the senior author of the recently published book Frogs of Victoria: A Guide to Identification, Ecology and Conservation. Nick also reviews reptile and frog submissions for the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas. He chairs several National Recovery Teams for threatened species and holds an honorary position with Museums Victoria. Serving as Senior Biologist of Herpetology at Zoos Victoria, Nick plays a pivotal role in leading Fighting Extinction programs, focusing on the conservation of several species, including Masters’ Snake (Victoria’s first conservation program for a venomous snake), the Southern Giant Burrowing Frog and several lizards, including the Critically Endangered Victorian Grassland Earless Dragon.
The Anglers Tavern
2 Anglers Way – Maribyrnong
7.00 pm – 10.30pm
Meetings are free to attend and everyone is welcome.