by Susan | Nov 17, 2013 | alternative energy, biodiversity, Chemicals in the Environment, chytrid fungus, Climate change and the Environment, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Eco Interviews, Frog People, frogs as bioindicators, habitat loss, How You Can Help, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Sustainable Choices
Two weeks ago I was asked to talk about environmental issues on the Techno Granny’s radio show along with Tamar Cerafici, an environmental attorney based in New Hampshire. This show covered many topics under the title “10 Plus Technologies that will help...
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 | Apr 28, 2012 | Deforestation and frogs, How You Can Help, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Save the Frogs Day
Today is Save the Frogs Day, the world’s largest day of amphibian education and conservation action, organized by Save the Frogs, an organization dedicated to protecting the world’s amphibian species, founded by ecologist Dr. Kerry Kriger. Funds raised in the...
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 | Apr 26, 2011 | Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Chemicals in the Environment, chytrid fungus, Climate change and frogs, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Frog and Toad Migration, frog calls, Frog Conservation, Frog People, frogs as bioindicators, Invasive Species, Learn about Frogs, Save the Frogs Day
One of our first posts at Frogs Are Green was about the coqui, a frog native to Puerto Rico, where it exists alongside several other species of Eleutherodactylus frogs and where a biological balance is maintained. It was introduced to Hawaii in the mid- to late 1990s...
by Susan | Jan 20, 2011 | Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, Frog People, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
Haiti recently marked the anniversary of the January 12, 2010, earthquake that devastated the country, killing over 300,000 people, and leaving almost a million people homeless. Recently scientists from Conservation International (CI) and the Amphibian Specialist...
