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I have a student who has shown an interest in reptiles lately, and she just found out out that she will be attending Cornell next year! (She is VERY excited!) I wanted to get her some books on local herps and/or hiking - any help would be great.

Thanks,

Jake

There will be a book on NY Herps published next year due to be released around September 2006.

MCH
www.matabuey.com

"Amphibians and Reptiles of Pennsylvania and the Northeast" is a pretty good one that covers all of New England. Here's an Amazon link... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0801437687/qid=1133391878/sr=8-4/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i4_xgl14/104-9549496-3689567?n=507846&s=books&v=glance

But I encourage you to support your local independent bookseller!

Andrew Myers

Hi Jake,

Congrats to your student. Cornell is a great place for herpetology. When she arrives, she should check out the Cornell Herp Society. They sponsor seminars and take trips to zoos and to do field herping.

http://www.rso.cornell.edu/chs/

She should also be sure to talk to CU's herpetologists: Kelly Zamudio, Kraig Adler and Harry Green. All three are great people and very encouraging for undergrads.

http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/zamudio/KZhome.html

http://www.nbb.cornell.edu/neurobio/department/Faculty/adler/Adler.html

http://www.eeb.cornell.edu/greene/greene.html

The Ithaca area has numerous local parks, private land trusts and DEC property for hiking and herping.

Best,

Mike

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