by Susan | Jun 18, 2013 | Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Chemicals in the Environment, Climate change and the Environment, Deforestation and amphibians, habitat loss, How You Can Help, Salamanders
Guest blog by Matt Ellerbeck, founder of Save the Salamanders Although they are rarely given much thought, and often overlooked when they are, salamanders are in a terrible crisis. Around half of all the world’s salamander species are listed as threatened by the...
by Susan | Feb 11, 2013 | Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Climate change and the Environment, Deforestation and amphibians, Eco Interviews, Salamanders
In this post, we are pleased to feature Matt Ellerbeck, a salamander advocate and conservationist, who created the Save the Salamanders project. Matt Ellerbeck, aka The Salamander Man, is a man with a mission: he is striving to raise awareness of the threats that...
by Susan | Oct 18, 2012 | Amphibian habitat loss, habitat loss, Invasive Species, Salamanders, Uncategorized
We recently read an alarming statistic: it’s possible that only one hundred axolotl salamanders (Ambystoma mexicanum) exist in the wild. Why should anyone care that a strange Mexican salamander may soon be extinct in its native habitat? It turns out that this...
by Susan | Jun 12, 2011 | Salamanders, Uncategorized
The other day my husband asked if I wanted to go see hellbenders at a state park in Pennsylvania. I knew that hellbenders were salamanders, but I didn’t know much else about them. So I thought I’d learn something about them before we go in search of these...
by Susan | May 28, 2011 | Salamanders
We began this post as “The 10 Weirdest Salamanders and Newts,” but never got past what may be the weirdest salamander of them all: the Olm (Proteus anguinus), a blind amphibian native to the subterranean waters of caves of southern Europe. This animal is so strange...
by Susan | Aug 18, 2010 | Frogs Are Green contests, Kids Art Contest, Learn about Frogs, Life Cycle of Frogs, Read about Frogs, Salamanders, Teaching Kids about Frogs
It’s back-to-school time and we’d like to introduce you to a few notable children’s books about frogs and other amphibians published recently: THE FROG SCIENTIST by Pamela S. Turner, photographs by Andy Comins (Houghton Mifflin, 2009) This book,...
