by Susan | Apr 2, 2014 | A-Z Frogs, Amphbian research, frog calls, Frog People, Learn about Frogs
Guest post by Wes Deyton, North Carolina. The Pickerel frog is a small frog that can be found all throughout North America. It can be found from Maine to North Georgia. It is identified by what looks to be hand drawn squares on their bodies. Now that the weather is...
by Susan | Jan 20, 2014 | Amphbian research, Amphibian habitat loss, biodiversity, Climate change and the Environment, Frog People, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Sea turtles, Turtles and Terrapins
Guest post by David Veljacic The Caretta Research Project is an organization working with loggerhead sea turtles nesting on Wassaw Island National Wildlife Refuge, just off the coast of Savannah, Georgia. The project takes volunteers weekly throughout the nesting and...
by Susan | Aug 15, 2012 | Amphbian research, Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, Frog Conservation, Frog Extinction and Frogs Legs, Uncategorized
A Frogs Are Green reader alerted us to a recent Dot Earth (New York Times) blog post by Andrew C. Revkin, “Genetic Study Finds Bullfrog Trade is Prime Pathway For Devastating Amphibian Fungus.” University of Michigan mycologist Tim James and colleagues conducted a...
by Susan | Jul 25, 2012 | Amphbian research, Frog Conservation, Frog People, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Meet the Frogs, Uncategorized
We were so pleased to receive a guest post from Sara E. Viernum, a herpetologist with over 10 years of experience chasing snakes and salamanders around the U.S. When she’s not chasing reptiles and amphibians in the field, Sara is blogging about them on her...
by Susan | May 21, 2012 | Amphbian research, biodiversity, Learn about Frogs, Uncategorized
A research team involving Yale University and the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a first public demonstration version of its “Map of Life,” an ambitious Web-based project designed to show the distribution of all living plants and animals on the planet....
by Susan | Mar 19, 2012 | Amphbian research, frog calls, newly discovered frogs, Uncategorized, Urban Frogs
Last week’s discovery of a new frog species in New York City was one of our favorite recent amphibian news stories. The story was picked up by newspapers both across the country and worldwide, from the BBC to the News Pakistan. We especially liked the story, not only...
