by Susan | Aug 2, 2009 | Amphibian habitat loss, Frog Conservation, People Helping Frogs and Toads
Recently I read on the Friends of the Irish Environment website about a small scale project that’s made a big difference for the endangered Natterjack toad, the only toad species native to Ireland. Only about 8,000 Natterjack toads remain in isolated pockets on...
by Susan | Jul 27, 2009 | Frog Conservation
I’ve been reading some pretty gloomy stories lately about the worldwide amphibian decline, but I’ve also read a surprising number of hopeful stories as well. Here’s one Susan passed along to me: A population of a rare, almost extinct western frog,...
by Susan | Jul 9, 2009 | Frog Conservation, Frogs and the Rainforest
As Prince Charles of England noted recently, “Frogs and princes have a long association.” He is hoping this strong frog-prince connection will help get the word out about his environmental charity, The Prince’s Rainforest Project. The charity has a...
by Susan | Jul 7, 2009 | Frog Conservation, Meet the Frogs
I was intrigued by this article in The Seattle Times yesterday about a program at the Cedar Creek Corrections Center (Washington state) where inmates are raising Oregon spotted frogs, an endangered species, in the prison. The inmates have stunned researchers because...
by Susan | Jul 6, 2009 | Environmental Health, Frog Conservation
Fact: A single dwarf puddle frog can eat up to one hundred mosquitoes in a single night.* In a recent article, “Croak, Croak …No More , ” The Times of India reported that in the coastal area of Karwar, India, where there used to be up to 30 species...
by Susan | May 25, 2009 | Frog Conservation, How You Can Help
This summer, consider becoming a FrogWatch USA volunteer, a Citizen Science Monitoring Program sponsored by the National Wildlife Federation. Participating in this program gives YOU the opportunity to help frogs and toads by collecting information essential for...
