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 | 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...
by Susan | Jan 20, 2011 | Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Environmental Health, Frog Conservation, Frog People, Learn about Frogs, People Helping Frogs and Toads, Uncategorized
Haiti recently marked the anniversary of the January 12, 2010, earthquake that devastated the country, killing over 300,000 people, and leaving almost a million people homeless. Recently scientists from Conservation International (CI) and the Amphibian Specialist...
