by Susan | Jan 30, 2012 | Children and Nature, Frogs in the Classroom, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Teaching Kids about Frogs, Uncategorized
We were happy to receive a guest post from Alicia Moore about how to teach children about amphibians. Alicia has always loved to learn and is working toward earning a teaching degree. She is particularly interested in how the advent of the Internet and technology are...
by Susan | Dec 29, 2011 | Amphibian research, Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, Climate change and frogs, Eco Interviews, Frog People, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Save the Frogs Day
Interview by Susan Newman When was your organization founded? Please tell us a bit about its mission, goals… Save the Frogs is the first and only public charity devoted to amphibians. It was founded in May 2008. Our mission is to save and protect amphibians, as...
by Susan | Dec 1, 2011 | Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Frog Conservation, habitat loss, newly discovered frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
The amphibian crisis is an environmental issue that hasn’t really hit the mainstream yet. Most people we talk to are surprised to hear that an entire class of animals is in deep trouble, with one-third of amphibian species facing extinction. So we were very...
by Susan | Nov 12, 2011 | Amphibian habitat loss, Frog Conservation, habitat loss, How You Can Help, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
We were so excited to receive this guest post and photography from Jan Knizek in the Czech Republic. Please read about the efforts of Krásná žába, o.s. [Beautiful Frog Association] to help preserve the breeding area of the European Green Toad. WHO WE ARE Krásná žába,...
by Susan | Aug 6, 2011 | Creating a Wildlife Friendly Backyard, Frog People, Frogs Are Green Photo Contests, habitat loss, How You Can Help, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
This summer, my family and I have been visiting public gardens in the New York area and have noticed something in each one we’ve visited—drowned frogs in the gardens’ fountains and pools. We thought we’d repeat a blog post from a couple of years ago...
by Susan | Jul 19, 2011 | Amphbian research, Frogs and the Rainforest, Learn about Frogs, Meet the Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
Conservation International has announced the rediscovery in Malaysian Borneo of a vanished amphibian: the long-legged Borneo rainbow toad. Below is one of the first photographs ever of this long-legged brightly colored toad. Inspired by Conservation International’s...
