by Susan | Apr 5, 2015 | Amphibian & Wildlife Bloggers, Amphibian Education Programs, biodiversity, Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, Climate change and frogs, Climate change and the Environment, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Eco Interviews, Environmental Books, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, Frog People, Frogs and Medicine, Frogs and the Rainforest, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, Literary Amphibians, newly discovered frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Photographing Frogs and Toads, water quality, wildlife conservation
The phone is ringing and a friend is excited to tell me there’s a discussion about frogs right now on WNYC radio. Robin Moore, the author and photographer of “In Search of Lost Frogs,” is being interviewed on the Leonard Lopate Show (The Conservation Efforts Trying to...
by Susan | Apr 1, 2015 | Amphibian & Wildlife Bloggers, biodiversity, Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Environmental Health, Frog People, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Salamanders
This report comes from Frances in Southern Oregon. My two year old pond seems to have attracted these salamanders. I am in Southern Oregon, near Klamath Falls, and on the California border. I have been told they are Tiger Salamanders, but they do not have any bright...
by Susan | Mar 22, 2015 | A-Z Frogs, Amphibian Education Programs, biodiversity, Children and Nature, Climate change and frogs, Climate change and the Environment, Contests, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, frog exhibits, Frog People, Frogs and Artists, Frogs Are Green contests, Frogs Are Green kids' art contest, Frogs in the Classroom, Green Dream, Kids Art Contest, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Teaching Kids about Frogs
The young artist’s family and friends step out the cab and walk into the gallery one by one, parents and children of different ages. They begin looking and move down the wall, admiring the variety of each artwork. The young artist turns and as she walks across the...
by Susan | Mar 16, 2015 | frog calls, Frog People, Learn about Frogs, Photographing Frogs and Toads, Turtles and Swamp Creatures, Turtles and Terrapins
Here in New Jersey the wind still roars, but in North Carolina, wildlife photographer Wes Deyton shares the Spring Peepers and Painted Turtles that are in view now that it’s warming up. As you can see from the photo above, the Spring Peeper has a fully extended...
by Susan | Feb 27, 2015 | A-Z Frogs, Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, biodiversity, Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, Climate change and frogs, Climate change and the Environment, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, Frog People, Frogs and the Rainforest, Fungal infections in wildlife, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads
The entire amphibian class is currently afflicted by a global pandemic that is accelerating extinction at an alarming rate. Until now, a few islands like Madagascar were thought not to have been affected. However, an analysis of the latest series of tests shows that...
by Susan | Jan 22, 2015 | Amphibian & Wildlife Bloggers, Amphibian Education Programs, Children and Nature, Children's Books on Frogs, Eco Interviews, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, Frog fun, frog gifts, Frog People, Frogs and Artists, Frogs in the Classroom, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, Literary Amphibians, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Read about Frogs, Sustainable Choices, Teaching Kids about Frogs
Please introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your mission and goals. I’m a frog so I’ve always been interested in our health and welfare. I have a baby brother and young cousins so I want to see our habitats preserved for them and for all future generations. What...
