by Susan | Oct 30, 2011 | Chemicals in the Environment, Climate change and the Environment, Uncategorized
It’s almost Halloween and what animal is more associated with this spooky holiday than any other? The answer isn’t frogs, it’s bats. Unlike frogs, however, which seem to have lots of human friends and supporters, bats have few. Most people find them pretty creepy....
by Susan | Oct 23, 2011 | Contests
We’ve been so excited to receive entries for our kids’ art contest from children all over the United States, as well as entries from Canada, Scotland, Ireland, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, and Hong Kong. You can view the entries by either...
by Susan | Oct 9, 2011 | Climate change and frogs, Frog hibernation, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs
Yesterday while shopping at the mall, I noticed that some stores had already begun putting up holiday decorations. The racks were filled with sweaters and down coats. We humans (at least in the northeast U.S.) are preparing for winter. But what about our amphibian...
by Susan | Sep 26, 2011 | Amphibian research, Frog Conservation, newly discovered frogs, Uncategorized
At Frogs Are Green, we always enjoy the stories of newly discovered frog species and the re-discovery of frog species thought to be extinct. These stories counterbalance some of the less optimistic news stories about amphibians these days. Recently in India, twelve...
by Susan | Sep 16, 2011 | Amphbian research, Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, Frog Conservation, Frog People, Uncategorized
Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered a freshwater organism that might help in fighting the chytrid fungus, which is a principal cause for the worldwide amphibian decline. A freshwater species of zooplankton, called Daphnia magna, could provide a tool...
by Susan | Sep 10, 2011 | Chemicals in the Environment, Climate change and the Environment, Environmental Health, Uncategorized
After Hurricane Irene, Susan posed the question to me: what happens to wildlife during a hurricane? I decided to try and find out the answer to this. Because Irene affected such an enormous area—from North Carolina to New England—it’s difficult to generalize. I began...
