The week in wildlife – in pictures
A running hare, fighting ponies and a cat that adopted orphan squirrels
Suffocating Salamanders
Your translucent skin Gasps gently for breath In the Land of the Noonday Sun; A mountainous vista Unexpectedly replaced With Ziploc bags and Moist paper towels As you travel to Transparent incubato…
How indigenous expertise improves science: the curious case of shy lizards and deadly cane toads
There are exciting synergies between western science and indigenous knowledge. Surprisingly, the success of our Australian predator conservation research was due entirely to its multicultural nature.
Spring Peepers Peeping
The peeps of male Spring Peepers can be heard fairly consistently this time of year. Unlike in the spring, these calls are coming not from bodies of water, but from the woods nearby. And they are s…
Will these Butterflies Become Frog Food? | BBC Earth
To us the painted lady butterfly are delicate, living artwork. To these hungry frogs, they're prey waiting to be trapped by their incredible tongue.Subscribe...
Snot Otter Emerges Victorious In Vote For Pennsylvania's Official Amphibian
The Eastern hellbender salamander may not be a looker. But its sensitivity to pollution and changing water conditions makes the creature a useful indicator for water quality in rivers and streams.
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A golden tree frog rests on a leaf in Langkawi, Malaysia
How Did the World’s Largest Frog Get So Big? Possibly by Building Its Own Ponds
A new study documents the unique nest-building habits of the Goliath frog
New research finds cane toads use poison as a last resort
Cane toads are exhausted by releasing their deadly toxin and will go to great lengths not to release it. They far prefer to run or freeze when a predator approaches.
Red-legged frogs thriving in Yosemite after long absence
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Red-legged frogs made famous by Mark Twain are thriving in Yosemite Valley after a decades-long absence.
Wide-eyed adventure: Exploring Costa Rica – in pictures
Eric Etchart’s trip to Costa Rica with Exodus Travels was a prize for winning our travel photography competition. His images document an eye-opening journey
Bioaccumulation of methylmercury in wood frogs and spotted salamanders in Vermont vernal pools
Mercury (Hg), and its more biologically available form, methylmercury (MeHg), are powerful neurotoxins that impact development and function of the central nervous system. The Northeast is considered a mercury "hotspot," due largely to airborne mercury emissions originating in the industrialized Midwest. Few studies have examined mercury in northeastern vernal pools, even though these ephemeral wetlands provide critical breeding habitat for several species of amphibians and a diverse…
間違えて♂に抱きつくツチガエル Rana rugosa♂
2019年6月8日午後、山口県防府市小野真尾で撮影しました。
Frog wedding staged in prayer for rain as India swelters in deadly 50C heat
Heatwave kills 36 as Delhi records highest-ever temperature of 48C
This island is many frogs' last hope for surviving the world's deadliest pathogen
The world’s amphibians are fighting a deadly pandemic: the ancient chytrid fungus. It’s already killed off 90 species of frogs and caused population declines in over 500 others.
the (mostly froggy, sometimes variegated) news from here
THE LIGHT-HEARTED news from Nowheresville as June begins: I am short on garden help these days and long on frogs. Too bad the latter just