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Save the Frogs Day 2012

Christopher Madden wrote 1 month ago: Congratulations to Dr Kerry Kriger and all at Save the Frogs for coordinating another amazing intern … more →

Tags: Animal Rights, Frogs, Amphibians, save the frogs, extinction

Save the frogs day2 comments

Christopher Madden wrote 3 months ago: Photo: Françoise Rodriguez Frogs are in trouble. Around the world their numbers are dropping. Many o … more →

Tags: Animal Rights, Frogs, Save the Frogs Day

Biodiversity: Can aquatic fleas save the world's amphibians?4 comments

Bob Berwyn wrote 9 months ago: Could this tiny aquatic flea, (Daphnia magna) help save the world's amphibian populations? IMAG … more →

Tags: Environment, Summit County news, Biodiversity, endangered species, Summit County News, Oregon State University, Chytrid fungus, biocontrol for chytrid fungus, chytridiomycota

Imminent extinction of Archey's frogs3 comments

kevinj003 wrote 2 years ago: Unfortunately, the New Zealand Government wants to make a quick buck by mining some of the beautiful … more →

Tags: Amphibian, Biodiversity, Conservation, Endangered Species, Environment, frog, Government, New Zealand, planet in peril

Australian frog rediscovered after being "extinct" for 30 years!

kevinj003 wrote 2 years ago: A Yellow-spotted Bell Frog. Photo: Michael McFadden Some great news was reported during the past wee … more →

Tags: frog, Amphibian, Zoo, Endangered Species, Captive Breeding, newly discovered species, Australia, Extinct

The Kihansi spray toad is now extinct in the wild8 comments

KevinZippel wrote 2 years ago: The Kihansi spray toad used to live in the spray region of the Kihansi waterfall, in Tanzania, and r … more →

Tags: Chytrid fungus, frog, toad, Environment, Amphibian Ark, extinct wildlife, IUCN Red List, Endangered Species, planet in peril

More than 17,000 species threatened by extinction1 comment

kevinj003 wrote 2 years ago: Rabb's fringe-limbed tree frog. Photo: Brad Wilson. The International Union for Conservation of … more →

Tags: Amphibian Ark, IUCN Red List, Endangered Species, planet in peril, extinction, Amphibian, IUCN, BD

Pesticides and frogs1 comment

pleasecroak wrote 2 years ago: The connection between frog deformities and pesticides and herbicides has been reported a lot. But h … more →

Tags: Environment, extinction, Amphibian, frog, Amphibians, Pollution, Biodiversity, extinct wildlife, Frogs

Baby "alien" frogs feasting on their moms' eggs

pleasecroak wrote 2 years ago: Click link below for video You have to see this video from BBC showing tadpoles swarming their mom t … more →

Tags: Environment, extinction, endangered, Amphibian Ark, chytrid, frog, Amphibians, extinct wildlife, Zoo

First of five reasons frogs are going extinct: chytrid 1 comment

pleasecroak wrote 2 years ago: There are about 6,000 species of amphibians on the planet today. By the time we pass on and leave th … more →

Tags: Conservation, Environment, extinction, endangered, Amphibian, Amphibian Ark, chytrid, frog, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group

Lake Titicaca Frog1 comment

pleasecroak wrote 3 years ago: Veronica from Bolivia just told me about a frog I hadn’t heard of before — Telmatobius c … more →

Tags: Conservation, extinction, endangered, Amphibian, frog, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Amphibians, Biodiversity, extinct wildlife

Frog killing fungus chytrid found in the Philippines

pleasecroak wrote 3 years ago: Kevin Zippel from Amphibian Ark just emailed that the chytrid (Bd) fungus that chokes the breath fro … more →

Tags: Environment, extinction, endangered, Amphibian Ark, chytrid, frog, Amphibians, Biodiversity, extinct wildlife

Wood frogs of Ohio: the comeback attempt

pleasecroak wrote 3 years ago: A Sunday salute to the Ohio State scientists trying to bring the wood frog back to Franklin County, … more →

Tags: Conservation, Amphibian, frog, Amphibians, Biodiversity, extinct wildlife, Frogs, Endangered Species, save the frog

This frog blog has record month

pleasecroak wrote 3 years ago: With hours to go before the close of April 30, I proudly report that Frogmatters has had a record mo … more →

Tags: Conservation, Environment, extinction, Amphibian, Amphibian Ark, frog, Year of the Frog, Amphibians, Biodiversity

Jeff Corwin lobbies against mass extinctions

pleasecroak wrote 3 years ago: I just got an email message from Jeff Corwin (OK, a lot of people got the same email) on behalf of D … more →

Tags: Conservation, Environment, extinction, endangered, Amphibian, Amphibian Ark, frog, Biodiversity, extinct wildlife

Frogs get star treatment in National Geographic2 comments

pleasecroak wrote 3 years ago: What Jennifer Holland has reported in National Geographic is one of the best summaries of the amphib … more →

Tags: Chytrid fungus, Biodiversity, Conservation, Environment, extinction, endangered, Amphibian, Amphibian Ark, chytrid

Frog plague strikes Montserrat

pleasecroak wrote 3 years ago: “If this was killing mammals or birds in the same way it’s killing amphibians, millions … more →

Tags: Chytrid fungus, Conservation, Environment, extinction, endangered, Amphibian, Amphibian Ark, chytrid, frog

Panama's disappearing frogs

pleasecroak wrote 3 years ago: A terrific story in Friday’s Christian Science Monitor (story HERE) reports on the valiant eff … more →

Tags: Amphibian Ark, Conservation, endangered, Amphibian, chytrid, frog, Kevin Zippel, Amphibians, Biodiversity

PBS Nature croaks for frogs around earth day1 comment

pleasecroak wrote 3 years ago: From the people who brought you “Silence of the Bees”: PBS NATURE will croak about amphi … more →

Tags: Chytrid fungus, Conservation, extinction, endangered, Amphibian, Amphibian Ark, chytrid, frog, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group


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