Vivarium Newsletter 

ISSUE 1 | JUNE 2026

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Hello everyone and welcome to the newsletter from Manchester Museum’s Vivarium team, a place where we hope to share hopeful and important stories from the Museum and our partners in the world of amphibian conservation and beyond.

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Supporting budding young conservationists

An update from Dr Eric Flores, Programmes Manager at Panama Wildlife Conservation Charity (PWCC) about work with budding young conservationists, supported by Manchester Museum donors.

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Oh Caecilian, you’re breaking my heart…

Guest piece from Vivarium volunteer Joe Knox about the fascinating caecilians at Manchester Museum.

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Species spotlight: white-spotted reed frog

Find out about the white-spotted tree frog in our latest species spotlight, an amazing species endemic to Madagascar, meaning it doesn’t occur anywhere else in the world.

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Glow worm season is approaching

Glow worms are enigmatic creatures, culturally important and well loved by people around the world, but in the UK our very own species of glow worm are slowly disappearing. Find out what our glow worm project is doing to protect them.

The Frog Blog

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What turns curiosity into conservation action?

Vivarium team member Finn shares fascinating insights into their science communication project at the University of Manchester and what this means for zoological organisations like the Vivarium.