by Susan | Mar 16, 2010 | Amphibians in films, Frogs in Film, Learn about Frogs
For fans of Planet Earth, a new Discovery Channel series called LIFE premieres Sunday, March 21st, 8 p.m. e/p. The 11-part series, filmed in HD and narrated by Oprah Winfrey, covers reptiles and amphibians, mammals, fish, bird, insects, creatures of the deep, and...
by Susan | Mar 1, 2010 | Frogs and the Rainforest, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Rainforest Frogs
This past week the first monogamous frogs were discovered in the rainforest of South America. Monogamy isn’t usual in the amphibian world. Male frogs usually love ’em and leave ’em. But Dr. Jason Brown, previously of East Carolina University, Greenville,...
by Susan | Feb 22, 2010 | frog calls, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs
In October, when we wrote our post Winter Turns Frogs into Frogsicles, the wood frogs and spring peepers had settled down for their long (frozen) winter nap. This blog post from The National Parks Traveler, Frogs are a Sure Sign of Spring, But that Doesn’t Mean...
by Susan | Jan 20, 2010 | Chemicals in the Environment, Climate change and frogs, Environmental Health, Learn about Frogs, Living a Frog-Friendly Life
I’ve always had a sentimental attachment to cornfields—from the magical cornfield in Field of Dreams to the real cornfield across the road from a house I lived in during college years. My mother was born and raised in Iowa and I’m descended from farmers....
by Susan | Dec 20, 2009 | Amphibian habitat loss, Climate change and frogs, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, frog gifts, Frog People, FrogBlogRoll, Frogs and the Rainforest, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Rainforest Frogs
As the year ends, and before we take a short break for the holidays, we’d like to show you the new poster we’ve created to promote our cause. Proceeds from the sale of the poster will go toward amphibian conservation organizations and toward developing...
by Susan | Dec 13, 2009 | Climate change and frogs, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, frog gifts, Frog People, FrogBlogRoll, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, Literary Amphibians, Living a Frog-Friendly Life
At this time of year, we’d like to stop and say thank you to all the visitors we’ve had, and to those who’ve joined our cause. While you’re shopping for loved ones in the next week or so, we hope you’ll remember all the great...
