by Susan | Jul 27, 2009 | Frog Conservation
I’ve been reading some pretty gloomy stories lately about the worldwide amphibian decline, but I’ve also read a surprising number of hopeful stories as well. Here’s one Susan passed along to me: A population of a rare, almost extinct western frog,...
by Susan | Jul 24, 2009 | How You Can Help
This summer, you may want to encourage a toad or two to take up residence in your backyard or garden. One toad can eat up to 10,000 insect pests over the course of the summer. Toads like damp, shady areas and need shelter. If you want to attract a toad, you should...
by Susan | Jul 22, 2009 | Deforestation and frogs, Frog People
Last week, I wrote a post about Prince Charles’ Rainforest Project, which included a video featuring celebrities with a green frog. Today I came across another Rainforest Project video, this one featuring African environmental activist Wangari Maathai with a...
by Susan | Jul 20, 2009 | Chemicals in the Environment, Environmental Health, Living a Frog-Friendly Life
Last week I wrote about Atrazine, an endocrine disruptor used widely in pesticides. These chemicals, which mimic human hormones, have been connected with genital deformities in fish, frogs, and possibly newborn baby boys. This week I’m writing about endocrine...
by Susan | Jul 17, 2009 | Frogs Are Green contests, Meet the Frogs
Sometimes it seems that the charismatic frogs get all the attention (like our mascot, the red-eyed tree frog). But the more ordinary frogs with muted colors have a beauty all their own. Recently, my husband John and younger son Tim took a trip to New Hampshire where...
by Susan | Jul 16, 2009 | Chemicals in the Environment, Environmental Health, Frog People
In my post Rachel Carson’s Legacy, I wrote about widely-used chemicals called endocrine disruptors that are causing deformities in fish and frogs, and are linked to an increase in genital deformities in newborn baby boys. When reading about endocrine disruptors,...
