by Susan | Jan 14, 2014 | Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, Climate change and frogs, Climate change and the Environment, Frog hibernation, Frog People, How You Can Help, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads
I’m so pleased to share a story that comes by way of Lexington, Massachusetts. Jack Stearns, a scientist and Meteorologist, has rescued a bullfrog in the middle of Winter. Below are the details, correspondence that I shared with The Wandering Herpetologist, Sara...
by Susan | Oct 3, 2013 | Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, Climate change and frogs, Climate change and the Environment, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Frog Conservation, Frog People, Frogs and the Rainforest, Fungal infections in wildlife, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads
Guest post by Devin Edmonds, Amphibian Conservation Director, Association Mitsinjo It doesn’t get much better than a going into the forests of Andasibe at night. There are leaf-tailed geckos, mouse lemurs, sleeping chameleons, and frogs. Lots of frogs. More than 100...
by Susan | Jul 14, 2013 | Amphibian research, chytrid fungus, Frog Conservation, frog exhibits, Frog People, Frogs as Pets, Frogs in the Classroom, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads
Guest Post by Keith Gisser I know what you are thinking. Why is a reptile rescue guy writing about frogs? They aren’t reptiles. And captive frogs don’t need to be rescued. Gators, boas, pythons, maybe even big monitor lizards and iguanas, sure. But frogs? Herps Alive!...
by Susan | Apr 7, 2013 | Amphibian habitat loss, Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, habitat loss, Off-site conservation programs, Toad Conservation, Uncategorized
Recently more than 2,000 Kihansi spray toads (Nectophrynoides asperginis), an amphibian species that was declared extinct in the wild in 2009, made the long journey from Toledo, Ohio, and Bronx, New York, to Africa. They were returning to their native habitat in the...
by Susan | Aug 15, 2012 | Amphbian research, Chytrid disease, chytrid fungus, Frog Conservation, Frog Extinction and Frogs Legs, Uncategorized
A Frogs Are Green reader alerted us to a recent Dot Earth (New York Times) blog post by Andrew C. Revkin, “Genetic Study Finds Bullfrog Trade is Prime Pathway For Devastating Amphibian Fungus.” University of Michigan mycologist Tim James and colleagues conducted a...
