by Susan | Feb 5, 2012 | Amphibian habitat loss, Chemicals in the Environment, chytrid fungus, Climate change and frogs, Climate change and the Environment, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Frog Conservation, frogs as bioindicators, habitat loss, Uncategorized
We were happy to learn that a few days ago the California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously to designate two species of native yellow legged frogs inhabiting high-elevation lakes in the Sierra Nevada and Southern California mountain ranges as threatened and...
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 | 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...
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....
