Dear reader,
After 25 years of working together with countless people in good and difficult times, it is high time for me to stop with the secretariat to make room for a new generation with new and fresh ideas.
In recent years, the ESF...
Wijzigingen in verband met BREXIT (toegespitst op Nederland) (English explanation below the Dutch text)
EU-certificaten afgegeven door het VK
Heeft u een EU-certificaat? E...
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Due to our agreement with the Duch authorities, the following animals will be available for an ESF breeding loan:
Podocnemis unifilis
Platemys platycephala
Phrynops geoffroanus
Chel...
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The Turtle Conservation Coalition recently published a report to call attention for the world's most endagered tortoises and freshwater turtles. According to Turtles in Trouble: The World’s 25+ Most Endangered Tortoises and Freshwater Turtle...
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The Board received the startling tiding that our former chairman Henk Zwartepoorte unexpectedly died on October 28. He was 67 years old.
Within and outside Europe, Henk was known as keeper and breeder of reptiles and especially turtles. Hi...
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Announcement : The Studbook keepers day, will take place April 9, 2016
Except studbbok keepers also studbook participants and other interested parties are very welcome. Please register as soon as possible!
Location :
Milieu...
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Since the official registration at a notary in Rotterdam and registration at the Rotterdam Chamber of Commerce August 2015 there has been made some progress.
The ReHerp foundation target species are two chelonian species and the crocodile ...
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Earlier this year I announced my stepping back from the position of president of the ESF or how I prefer to say ESF chair.January 2016 this will be a fact. Laurens Woldring will be chair of the European studbook Foundation.A number of changes were...
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On the 8th of November Victor Loehr and I attend the annual conference of the Tortoise Welfare UK at Colchester Zoo were we were invited to talk about the ESF in general and about the Homopus studbooks. The Tortoise Welfare UK is a British non-pro...
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In September 2015, five male and five female Homopus signatus were collected in the wild (South Africa) and exported to Europe to broaden the genetic basis of the studbook population. The collection and export were the result of intensive...
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It is with great regret and sadness that we have to inform you that Siebren Kuperus, former board member, studbook coordinator, passionate reptile keeper and above all great colleague and friend, suddenly passed away on Thursday 5 November.
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August this year the Reherp Foundation is established and officially registered at the Rotterdam Chamber of Commerce. The board is formed by secretary Chris Peters (former Rotterdam Zoo educator) and chairman Henk Zwartepoorte (former Rotterdam Zo...
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Siebren is ESF board adviser and co-studbook keeper of Corucia zebrata and Shinisaurus crocodilurus.
Siebren, could you please introduce yourself in a few words?
I am 35 years old and raised in Ede in the centre of the Netherlands....
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Three days ago, authorities in Palawan confiscated over 4,000 turtles just before they were shipped out from their native island in the Philippines. More than 3,800 of them were endemic Philippine Forest Turtles (Siebenrockiella leytensis), a spec...
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Announcement : The next STUDBOOK KEEPERS DAY, will take place MARCH 28, 2015
Location :
Milieu Educatief Centrum (MEC)
Geinoord 9
3432 PE Nieuwegein
Netherlands
