by Susan | Sep 30, 2009 | Frog Conservation, People Helping Frogs and Toads
Traveling with my family, we’ve come across some interesting animal crossing signs. In New Hampshire, we’ve seen moose crossing signs, in Florida, we’ve seen turtle crossing signs, and in South Africa, we’ve seen baboon crossing signs: If you...
by Susan | Sep 18, 2009 | Frog Conservation, habitat loss, Meet the Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads
Maybe it’s because my choir rehearsals begin tonight, but I was intrigued by this story about the Houston Toad—the star soprano in the frog chorus. Here’s some information about the toad from The Dallas Morning News: In the nightly pondside chorus,...
by Susan | Aug 19, 2009 | Life Cycle of Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads
Susan posed an interesting question to me yesterday. How has the record rainfall in the U.S. effected our amphibian friends? Humans have been somewhat inconvenienced by the cool, rainy summer of ’09—canceled picnics, damp weddings, rainy vacations, and...
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 15, 2009 | People Helping Frogs and Toads
Citizens of Chilliwack, BC, Canada, have closed off roads to protect Western toadlets on their annual migration. The toads breed in wetlands, but must migrate across a busy road to reach the forested areas where they spend the rest of the summer and winter. Over a...
