by Susan | Oct 3, 2013 | Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, Climate change and frogs, Climate change and the Environment, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Frog Conservation, Frog People, Frogs and the Rainforest, Fungal infections in wildlife, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads
Guest post by Devin Edmonds, Amphibian Conservation Director, Association Mitsinjo It doesn’t get much better than a going into the forests of Andasibe at night. There are leaf-tailed geckos, mouse lemurs, sleeping chameleons, and frogs. Lots of frogs. More than 100...
by Susan | Jun 18, 2013 | Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Chemicals in the Environment, Climate change and the Environment, Deforestation and amphibians, habitat loss, How You Can Help, Salamanders
Guest blog by Matt Ellerbeck, founder of Save the Salamanders Although they are rarely given much thought, and often overlooked when they are, salamanders are in a terrible crisis. Around half of all the world’s salamander species are listed as threatened by the...
by Susan | Jun 7, 2013 | biodiversity, Children and Nature, Climate change and the Environment, Contests, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Teaching Kids about Frogs
OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS! Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County (CCE) has been actively involved in the protection and restoration of local eelgrass meadows that are an important habitat for many biologically and economically important species of finfish and...
by Susan | Apr 3, 2013 | Amphibians in films, Climate change and the Environment, Eco Interviews, Environmental Programming TV and Film, How You Can Help, Turtles and Swamp Creatures
Eco Interview: Coyote Peterson Brands, Swamp Monsters, Brave Wilderness and Polar Ghost When was your organization founded? Coyote Peterson Brands LLC, Swamp Monsters and Brave Wilderness were all founded in 2010. Please tell us a bit about your mission and goals...
by Susan | Apr 2, 2013 | Climate change and the Environment, Environmental Health, How You Can Help, Sustainable Choices
This is a guest post by Rebecca Newman, who is a freshman at Ithaca College studying Environmental Sciences. I will be biking through New England for the Better Future Project. Climate Summer 2013 Dates: June 7th – August 16th, 2013 The Better Future Project is an...
by Susan | Feb 11, 2013 | Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Climate change and the Environment, Deforestation and amphibians, Eco Interviews, Salamanders
In this post, we are pleased to feature Matt Ellerbeck, a salamander advocate and conservationist, who created the Save the Salamanders project. Matt Ellerbeck, aka The Salamander Man, is a man with a mission: he is striving to raise awareness of the threats that...
