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The Kihansi spray toad is now extinct in the wild
The Kihansi spray toad used to live in the spray region of the Kihansi waterfall, in Tanzania, and relied heavily on the spray from the waterfall to maintain a constant temperature and humidity in its… more →
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The Kihansi spray toad is now extinct in the wild
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KevinZippel wrote 3 weeks ago: The Kihansi spray toad used to live in the spray region of the Kihansi waterfall, in Tanzania, and r … more →
More than 17,000 species threatened by extinction
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kevinj003 wrote 1 month ago: Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog. Photo: Brad Wilson. The International Union for Conservation of … more →
AArk staff and associates bring amphibian husbandry essentials to central Panama
Ron Gagliardo wrote 1 month ago: Last week, I was thrilled to be working with Dr. Roberto Ibanez from the Smithsonian Institute and H … more →
Chytrid fungus discovered in South Korea
kevinj003 wrote 2 months ago: Korean scientists have recently discovered chytrid fungus in introduced bullfrogs in South Korea, al … more →
New Amphibian Ark and Wildebeest
Helena wrote 2 months ago: There always seems to be something new at Marwell Wildlife – whether it is baby animals, new e … more →
Baby "alien" frogs feasting on their moms' eggs
pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: Click link below for video You have to see this video from BBC showing tadpoles swarming their mom t … more →
First of five reasons frogs are going extinct: chytrid
pleasecroak wrote 4 months ago: There are about 6,000 species of amphibians on the planet today. By the time we pass on and leave th … more →
Daughtry, reconsider your frog hatred
pleasecroak wrote 4 months ago: Oh Daughtry, so un-Idol of you In Chris Daughtry’s “25 Things You Don’t Know About … more →
Panama bound? Simple steps to save frogs
pleasecroak wrote 5 months ago: It’s well chronicled that Panama’s amphibians are dying off because of chytrid (backgrou … more →
Frogs get feature treatment in magazine
pleasecroak wrote 5 months ago: From the American Airlines in flight magazine, American Way, a full feature on the amphibian crisis. … more →
Frogs vanishing in Europe
pleasecroak wrote 5 months ago: Frogs are disappearing at an alarming rate in Europe: “Fifty-nine percent of all European amph … more →
Frog loving CEOs in Prince Charles video
pleasecroak wrote 6 months ago: Nice to see Prince Charles’ Rainforests Project placing frogs into the hands (and on the shoul … more →
Frog killing fungus chytrid found in the Philippines
pleasecroak wrote 6 months ago: Kevin Zippel from Amphibian Ark just emailed that the chytrid (Bd) fungus that chokes the breath fro … more →
Frog stars with Prince Charles, William, Harry to save the rainforests
pleasecroak wrote 7 months ago: Daniel Craig, Prince Charles, Pele, Prince William, Prince Harry, Robin Williams, Joss Stone, Harris … more →
Frogs, honeybees, and now bats
pleasecroak wrote 7 months ago: The bat crisis hit home this morning in my city of St. Louis. A nearby cave has been closed because … more →
This frog blog has record month
pleasecroak wrote 7 months ago: With hours to go before the close of April 30, I proudly report that Frogmatters has had a record mo … more →
Frog deaths investigated by forensic ecologist
pleasecroak wrote 7 months ago: Figuring out the “why”, “how”, “how fast” and “where next … more →
Jeff Corwin lobbies against mass extinctions
pleasecroak wrote 7 months ago: I just got an email message from Jeff Corwin (OK, a lot of people got the same email) on behalf of D … more →
FATAL FROG FUNGUS
Matthew Cobb wrote 7 months ago: February 2007 This from Annya Smyth, currently on placement: “I stumbled across this article a … more →
