by Susan | Jan 26, 2010 | Amphibian habitat loss, Deforestation and frogs, Frogs and the Rainforest, habitat loss, Rainforest Frogs
Scientists have recently identified Yasuni National Park in Ecuador as one of the most biologically diverse places in South America, and perhaps on earth. As Shawn McCracken of Texas State University—San Marcos, recently said, “The 150 amphibian species...
by Susan | Jan 20, 2010 | Chemicals in the Environment, Climate change and frogs, Environmental Health, Learn about Frogs, Living a Frog-Friendly Life
I’ve always had a sentimental attachment to cornfields—from the magical cornfield in Field of Dreams to the real cornfield across the road from a house I lived in during college years. My mother was born and raised in Iowa and I’m descended from farmers....
by Susan | Jan 11, 2010 | How You Can Help, Living a Frog-Friendly Life, People Helping Frogs and Toads
Last summer we received a wonderful photograph taken by Mary Lascelles for our photo contest of a frog (whom she named Fritz) who hung out on the filter line in her pool sunning himself. Luckily, Fritz never fell in the pool. Unfortunately many frogs do fall in pools...
by Susan | Jan 6, 2010 | Environmental Health, Frogs as Pets
Yesterday we received information from the American Veterinary Medical Association that about 80 people in 28 states have now become ill in a salmonella outbreak associated with pet frogs. More than three-quarters of the illnesses involved children younger than 10....
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...
