Hi all,

i am new to this forum so i tought to introduce myself a little.

As you can see i'm from Holland, so my English might not be perfect all the time

I;m keeping frogs/toads now for quit some years,
besides my love for those animals i volunteerly help out our organization,Dendrobatidae Nederland.
I think much of you are already familiair with that

Since we started out an English version of our DN-Magazine where i mostly work on now, i tought it would be time to check on hobbyists in other countries as well.
Dendrobatidae Nederland is a leading international association of poison dart frog (Dendrobatidae) enthusiasts and people keen on other kinds of tropical frogs. The association aims to promote appreciation of nature, and to bring about its conservation. Within these objectives, emphasis is on the rainforests of Middle and South America and Madagascar, and on the (poison dart) frogs inhabiting these regions in particular. To these ends, Dendrobatidae Nederland maintains close contacts with various national and international organisations, universities, and the IUCN, as well as providing financial support to the ProAves Amphibian Nature Reserve Ranita Dorado in Colombia, among other beneficiaries.

Our main objective is realised by encouraging captive breeding of frogs, in order to reinforce protection of frogs in their natural biotopes. An essential aspect of this process is spreading information relating to tending and breeding of Dendrobatidae and other tropical frogs among as wide an audience as possible. Developments in various areas are monitored closely, and if required, Dendrobatidae Nederland will take action to actively meet its objectives. Research into and combating of the Chytrid fungus both in hobby and nature settings is an example of such action.


For that we hope to get a wider network of hobbyists as well.
It's nice to have professional contacts, but in the end the hobbyists are the most important in this hobby
Since we believe that in every countrie certain habits got into the hobby,
every countrie has it's good and bad sides on this.
Main reason for our international path is trying to combine all of the good things so everybody can learn from different experiences.
This way we believe to get the hobby to an even higher level around the world.


Anybody feeling like they got a nice article in it's pen concerning anything about our common hobby, please feel free to check if it is anything to submit to the magazine,



It's a pleasure being here and hopefully i can be of any help answering some questions around here as well.
As i mentioned i have experience for quit a while and like to share what i know.

Regards,
Wesley Brouwer
Workgroup DN English Magazine