by Susan | May 31, 2012 | Frog and Toad Migration, Frog Conservation, Frogs in Film, How You Can Help, Life Cycle of Frogs, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized, Urban Frogs
Recently we received an email from Kelly Rypkema, a New York area naturalist who is the producer and host of the video series Nature in a New York Minute. Kelly has just released an episode about the Amphibian Crossing Project in New Jersey, a volunteer-based effort...
by Susan | May 11, 2012 | Frog Conservation, habitat loss, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
We recently received an e-mail from Laurence Stafford, who lives in a small village called Parteen in County Clare, Ireland. A highway is being proposed that will cut through his village, destroying the habitat of the Irish Common Frog (Rana temporaria)....
by Susan | Apr 4, 2012 | Frog and Toad Migration, Frog Conservation, habitat loss, How You Can Help, Life Cycle of Frogs, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
As the days are getting longer and the sun is getting warmer in the Northern Hemisphere, a young male toad’s thoughts turn to love – it’s mating time for amphibians. Unfortunately this springtime ritual is often fraught with danger for frogs and toads. As we...
by Susan | Mar 11, 2012 | Amphbian research, frog calls, Frog Conservation, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
In the U.S., frogs and toads are beginning to wake up from their winter hibernation and soon we’ll be hearing the calls of spring as the amphibian breeding season begins. This a great time to become a Frog Watch USA volunteer, where you will make a commitment to...
by Susan | Feb 28, 2012 | Amphibian research, Frog Conservation, Frog fun, Frogs and the Rainforest, frogs as bioindicators, Leap Day, Learn about Frogs, Meet the Frogs, Rainforest Frogs, Teaching Kids about Frogs
We’re happy to feature this guest post by Meghan Bartels from the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project in celebration of leaping frogs. Don’t miss the wonderful song below by Alex Culbreth. The real purpose of leap day may be to keep 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...
