by Susan | Aug 29, 2011 | Frogs as Pets, Frogs in the Classroom, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Teaching Kids about Frogs, Uncategorized
It’s back-to-school time again, a time when teachers may be planning their life science classes. What better way to illustrate an animal’s life cycle than by teaching kids about the remarkable transformation of a tadpole into a frog? Unfortunately teachers may decide...
by Susan | Aug 21, 2011 | Climate change and the Environment, Uncategorized
Recently Susan visited Colorado for a vacation where she has been many times before to visit family. She always enjoys getting out of the city to experience the beauty of the Rocky Mountains. But this time, she was truly alarmed by the sight of dead trees everywhere....
by Susan | Aug 14, 2011 | Frog Dissection, frog exhibits, Frog fun, Learn about Frogs
The other day Susan and I ventured into New York City to see the traveling exhibit Frogs: A Chorus of Colors again at the American Museum of Natural History because we enjoyed it so much the first time we saw it. The exhibit features over 200 live frogs in re-created...
by Susan | Aug 6, 2011 | Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Frog People, Frogs Are Green Photo Contests, habitat loss, How You Can Help, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
This summer, my family and I have been visiting public gardens in the New York area and have noticed something in each one we’ve visited—drowned frogs in the gardens’ fountains and pools. We thought we’d repeat a blog post from a couple of years ago...
by Susan | Jul 30, 2011 | Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, Frog Conservation, Frog Extinction and Frogs Legs, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, Uncategorized
Eating frogs legs is a bit of a joke to Americans. Most of us would never consider eating them. Yet we need to take this very real threat to frogs seriously. A recent article in Scientific American, “How Eating Frogs Legs Is Causing Frog Extinctions,”* listed some...
by Susan | Jul 19, 2011 | Amphbian research, Frogs and the Rainforest, Learn about Frogs, Meet the Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
Conservation International has announced the rediscovery in Malaysian Borneo of a vanished amphibian: the long-legged Borneo rainbow toad. Below is one of the first photographs ever of this long-legged brightly colored toad. Inspired by Conservation International’s...
