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Margaret V. ThornwickSubscribe

Dragon Behaviorist · 8d ago

After 22 years in the field, I'm stepping back from active fieldwork at the Greater Carpathian Dragon Preserve. I'm not retiring. Thornwick & Scales continues. The Index continues. But my knees have opinions about crouching in observation blinds at 4 AM, and I've decided to listen to them with the same attention I give to dragon vocalizations. To the preserve team: you taught me to be patient. To the dragons: you taught me to listen. To the one who set my notebook on fire in 2007: I forgive you. (I don't.) The next chapter is consulting, writing, and training the researchers who will find Pattern 49, 50, and beyond. #FieldNotes #ThornwickIndex

Margaret V. ThornwickSubscribe

Dragon Behaviorist · 22d ago

The Thornwick Behavioral Index has been adopted by its 12th country. Norway's Dragon Welfare Board voted unanimously last week to incorporate the Index into their national guidelines. When I started cataloguing flame patterns in a field notebook in 2003, I didn't imagine it would become a standard. I just wanted to stop getting burned. To everyone who cited the Index, challenged the Index, and occasionally set fire to the Index — thank you. The work continues. #ThornwickIndex #DragonBehavior