by Susan | Apr 26, 2011 | Amphibian habitat loss, Amphibian research, Chemicals in the Environment, chytrid fungus, Climate change and frogs, Deforestation and amphibians, Deforestation and frogs, Frog and Toad Migration, frog calls, Frog Conservation, Frog People, frogs as bioindicators, Invasive Species, Learn about Frogs, Save the Frogs Day
One of our first posts at Frogs Are Green was about the coqui, a frog native to Puerto Rico, where it exists alongside several other species of Eleutherodactylus frogs and where a biological balance is maintained. It was introduced to Hawaii in the mid- to late 1990s...
by Susan | Nov 10, 2010 | Invasive Species, Learn about Frogs, Read about Frogs
Super species are the phenomenally successful invasive creatures—animals, plants, and microbes—that are dominating ecosystems around the globe. Feral pigs are relentlessly trampling across Europe, North America, and Australia. Jellyfish are dominating the...
by Susan | Dec 30, 2009 | frog calls, Invasive Species, Odd frog stories
This holiday season, some Alaskans found “live” ornaments on their Christmas trees—Pacific Chorus frogs that hitchhiked in the trees to Alaska. Unfortunately, these little stowaways were not warmly received by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. They...
