13th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Herpetological Society.
Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada
12-15 September 2025
About the meeting
The Canadian Herpetology Society (CHS) hosts an annual conference to promote the conservation and research of amphibians and reptiles across the country. This is a major event that brings together researchers, professionals, students, and enthusiasts from across Canada. The conference provides a platform for sharing conservation projects, scientific studies, and educational initiatives related to herpetology.
Participants are encouraged to present oral communications or posters on various aspects of herpetological research and conservation. This year's meeting will take place in beautiful Québec city on 12-15 September 2025. In addition to oral and poster sessions, the banquet (including the travelogue and herp quiz), the event will feature workshops on recent technological advances in herpetology, namely using drones, grids of acoustic recorders, and artificial intelligence. A symposium on Assisted reproduction and species reintroduction will take place on the second day of the meeting. The last day of the meeting will be devoted to discovering amphibians and reptiles of the Québec region during the field trip. Registration for the CHS 2025 meeting is still open. Abstract submission is now closed. The preliminary program is now available here
About the Canadian Herpetological Society
The Canadian Herpetological Society is a registered Canadian charity that advances reptile and amphibian research and conservation in Canada.- Over 250 members on email list.
- Facebook group and Page (over 7000 members).
- Instagram (over 1 000 followers).
- Youtube (over 250 subscribers).
- The Canadian Herpetologist/L'Herpétologiste canadien annual publication.
- Active Website.
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Special talks
Keynote speakers
David Green
Ph.D, Emeritus professor, McGill University
Tharusha Wijewardena
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Toronto Mississauga
Vance Trudeau
Full professor, University of Ottawa
Joe Crowley
Biologist, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, Peterborough, ON
Patrick Moldowan
Biologist, Algonquin Wildlife Research Station, Whitney, ONPreliminary program
Schedule at a glance
With the exception of the banquet and the field trip, all activities during the meeting will take place at the Faculté de foresterie, de géographie et de géomatique de l'Université Laval (see map of Abitibi-Price and Kruger buildings). The silent auction will take place in room GHK-1324 of the Kruger building from 9:00 Saturday until noon on Sunday. The banquet will be held in room LAU-1334 of the La Laurentienne building).
Download the schedule at a glance here. The pdf version of the program and abstracts is available here.
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm: Registration
Room: Abitibi-Price building (ABP) cafeteria