Today’s World Animal Day, celebrated across the globe since a 1931 convention of ecologists in Florence, Italy, conceived of it as a way to highlight the plight of endangered species. They … [Read full article]
Tag: amphibians
Amphibian News: Killer Fungus Found In Third Major Amphibian Group, USGS Amphibian Survey Findings 'Alarming'
Two important amphibian news items to report here…the first regards the spread of the lethal Chytrid fungus into Caecilians (a third major grouping of the Amphibia); the second item: a … [Read full article]
The Idea of Nature in Revolt — Revisiting Alfred Hitchcock’s ‘The Birds’
A shocking number of bird species are becoming endangered and/or going extinct all over the world. Next to amphibians, our feathered friends — often viewed as agricultural “pests” — are … [Read full article]
Endangered Ozark 'Hellbender' Salamanders Successfully Bred in Captivity [VIDEO]
Let’s face it, in the on-going battle between wild nature and climate change, the world’s amphibians have been on the front lines; as a taxa, more species of amphibian have … [Read full article]
Amphibian 'Blitz' Project Uses Crowd Sourcing to Track Endangered Species
The Global Amphibian Blitz project is an on-line information sharing hub for non-professional naturalists and biologists whose goal is to track and record sightings of amphibians the world over. This information will then help professional researchers to document and determine where protection efforts are most needed. Global amphibian distribution is quite lacking in documentation and data. The term ‘blitz’ is used here in the belief that this crowd-sourcing method of species inventorying will speed up research and conservation efforts for one of the world’s most vulnerable classes of animal life.
National Endangered Species Day is May 20 {VIDEO}
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service joins numerous conservation organizations to observe Endangered Species Day on May 20, 2011. The purpose of the special day is to “recognize conservation efforts underway across the nation aimed at helping America’s imperiled species.”
Wildlife conservation and restoration projects are happening all over this land, some maybe in your own neck of the woods/neighborhood.
Saving Yasuni Forest, "Megadiversity" Hotspot, Faces Funding Challenge
Yasuni National Park, located 250 km inland along the Eastern most border of Ecuador, is a world record holder in biodiversity richness: The roughly 10,000 km² forest is home to … [Read full article]
40% of Lizard Populations World-Wide Face Extinction from Global Warming
Lizards are fairly robust and adaptive creatures owing to their ability to tolerate high body temperatures and resist water loss, but warming trends seem to be pushing temperatures past the thermal threshold that these reptiles need for successful reproduction and long-term survival.
New Salamander Species Discovered in US
University of Georgia researchers discovered a two inch long salamander near Toccoa, Georgia. It is reportedly the first discovery of a new four-footed species in the US in fifty years. It … [Read full article]
New Frog Species Discovered in Costa Rica
University of Costa Rica scientists discovered a new species of frog in a mountainous region of their country. The frog is about 2 cm. in length and lives in the … [Read full article]
100-200 New Amphibians Discovered in Madagascar
A recent study documented the discovery of 100-200 new amphibian species in Madagascar. [social_buttons] One of the researchers, Dr. Miguel Vences, stated: “People think that we know which plant and … [Read full article]