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Philippe de Vosjoli | Gary Ferguson | Kenneth Kalisch | Roger J. Klingenberg, DVM | Bill & Kathy Love | David Perlowin | John Rossi | Jerry G. Walls
Philippe de Vosjoli
Philippe de Vosjoli is the herpetocultural pioneer who founded the first nationally distributed reptile and amphibian magazine, The Vivarium , and the best-selling Advanced Viriarium Systems TM line of reptile care books. His many articles and books have established many of the standards used in the field today, including popularizing terms such as herpetoculture and vivarium .
In 1995, de Vosjoli was awarded the Josef Laszlo Memorial Award for Excellence in Herpetoculture and for his contribution to the advancement of the field. He is currently working on developing a systems approach to keeping amphibians and reptiles that focus on the aesthetic and functional aspects of naturalistic vivaria.
Bill & Kathy Love
Bill & Kathy Love have been keeping and breeding corn snakes since the early 1970's. They maintain a moderately large private herp collection at their home outside Ft. Meyers , Florida where continued selective breeding projects are underway. These aspects and sales are carried out under the business name CornUtopia , while active pursuits in herpetological photography, writing, and ecotouring are the realms of its sister company, Blue Chameleon Ventures . Bill & Kathy are always interested in receiving information about new color and pattern variations emerging in Elaphe guttata in addition to other herpetocultural breakthroughs, new world records, and other comments that may be useful in future updates of their books. They can be contacted through their website: www.cyberstreet.com/loveherp or by phone (941) 728-2390.
David Perlowin
After graduating from the University of South Florida with a bachelor's degree in zoology, David Perlowin wandered around the country, working in various professions. The only constants in life were his fanatical fly-fishing and his understanding wife, Paula. David moved to Santa Fe , New Mexico in 1982. He finds time to fly-fish, write, pursue various herpetological breeding projects, and has recently completed two years of Swiss watchmaker training, which, by far, has been the most difficult challenge he has ever attempted.
Gary Ferguson
Gary Ferguson was born in Cheyenne , Wyoming , in 1941 but spent most of his youth in Virginia . He began keeping herps at the age of 9; however, despite a boyhood fascination with old-world chameleons had to wait until the age of thirty-six before obtaining his first one. Gary has three degrees, a BS from Tulane University , an MS from Texas Tech University , and a PhD from the University of Michigan . Currently a professor at Texas Christian University , he is widely known for his scientific publications in the fields of behavior, ecology, evolution, and nutrition of lizards.
Jerry Walls
A native of central Louisiana , Jerry Walls worked as an editor in New Jersey for more than thirty years, authoring more than four hundred publications on natural history subjects, especially reptiles and amphibians. His thirty-eight books (including twenty on herps) range from introductory works on lizards and turtles as pets to massive reviews of seashells, boas and pythons, and poisonous frogs. He also edited Reptile Hobbyist magazine and currently writes a monthly column for Reptiles magazine. He is an active birder, with more than six hundred U.S. species on his life list, and has authored several books and articles on pet and wild birds. Collecting crawfishes, snails, and herps for taxonomic study currently is his favorite preoccupation.
Dr. John Rossi
Dr. John Rossi and his wife Roxanne Rossi have over twenty years of experience in the field of herpetology and herpetoculture, particularly the captive problems of native snakes. Dr. John Rossi was awarded a masters degree in Zoology in 1981 and his doctorate (DVM) in 1986. His wife Roxanne, has coauthored a number of articles with her husband on the subject, and accepted the day-to-day care of over 150 snakes, representing more than 80 species of North American snakes.
The authors have compiled this concise, easy-to-use manual in order to fill an important gap in popular herpetocultural literature. Above all this book has focused on prevention and presents the many aspects of snake care that will help prevent the onset of problems before they become serious.
Kenneth Kalisch
Keneth Kalisch began keeping chameleons in the mid 1980s; his interest grew to encompass the care of more than thirty different species of Chamaeleo, Calumma, Furcifer, Bradypodion, Brookesia, and Rhampholeon. He has successfully reproduced more than twenty species and was one of the first to breed and hatch Calumma parsonii parsonii and Calumma parsonii cristifer in captivity. He was one of the founding editors of CHAMELEONS! , an online e-magazine working toward furthering knowledge about these amazing reptiles. He is a past editor of The Cameleon Information Network .
Roger Klingenberg, DVM
Roger Klingenberg, DVM , is a graduate of Colorado State University Veterinary School . He is a well-known author, speaker, and researcher on herpetoculture and herpetological medicine and surgery and has authored dozens of papers, articles, and text chapters on these topics. He is the author of Understanding Reptile Parasites , the popular best-seller in herpetological medicine. He is the founder, owner, and senior veterinarian of a busy veterinary practice that serves small and exotic pets, and is an active member of the Association of Amphibian and Reptile Veterinarians. Dr. Klingenberg is probably best known for his collaborations with Philippe de Vosjoli , having coauthored several texts including The Box Turtle Manual , The Boa constrictor Manual , and several others.
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