by Susan | Apr 29, 2010 | Amphibian habitat loss, Frog Conservation, habitat loss, Life Cycle of Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads
One of the most endangered amphibians in North America—the mountain yellow-legged frog—might have some hope this spring due to the collaborative work of researchers at the San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research, along with the help of biologists at the...
by Susan | Apr 7, 2010 | Amphibian habitat loss, Frog Conservation, habitat loss, How You Can Help, Life Cycle of Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Salamanders
This past weekend, I went hiking with my family in Harriman State Park in New York. We’ve had a very wet spring—well, actually it sometimes seems as if we’ve been living in a rainforest. It’s possible that all this rain will means lots of frogs and...
by Susan | Apr 2, 2010 | Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibians in films, Climate change and frogs, Frog Conservation, Frog People, Frogs in Film, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs
We’re proud to feature guest blogger, Lucy Cooke, The Amphibian Avenger, who tells us about herself, what her mission is, and how we can all help. I love frogs. I always have. As a small child I became fascinated by the miracle of metamorphosis, catching and...
by Susan | Feb 9, 2010 | Amphibian habitat loss, Deforestation and amphibians, habitat loss, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Salamanders
We confess to paying most of our attention in our posts on Frogs Are Green to the stars of the amphibian world—frogs—and not so much on other amphibians. So to make up for that, we’d like to introduce you to Earth’s largest amphibian—the giant salamander...
by Susan | Jan 26, 2010 | Amphibian habitat loss, Deforestation and frogs, Frogs and the Rainforest, habitat loss, Rainforest Frogs
Scientists have recently identified Yasuni National Park in Ecuador as one of the most biologically diverse places in South America, and perhaps on earth. As Shawn McCracken of Texas State University—San Marcos, recently said, “The 150 amphibian species...
by Susan | Dec 20, 2009 | Amphibian habitat loss, Climate change and frogs, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, frog gifts, Frog People, FrogBlogRoll, Frogs and the Rainforest, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Rainforest Frogs
As the year ends, and before we take a short break for the holidays, we’d like to show you the new poster we’ve created to promote our cause. Proceeds from the sale of the poster will go toward amphibian conservation organizations and toward developing...
