5 for Frogs is a five-month campaign beginning in May. Concerned individuals are encouraged to tell at least 5 people about the amphibian crisis and commit to an activity that will raise money in any amount of "5". The time frame for raising funds should be 5 days, 5 weeks or 5 months, in order to help Amphibian Ark raise $500,000 to save 5 species of frogs. Fifty ideas for getting involved are listed on the Amphibian Ark Web site .
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Kermit Lobbies Congress for his Fellow Frogs!
Debs on May 10th 2008
Play Frogster on Earth Day!
Debs on Apr 22nd 2008
Today is Earth Day, a timely reminder to listen to the global message we're hearing from the threatened frogs on our planet.
Take a look at Frogster, a computer game developed by the Vancouver Aquarium to help teach kids about the dangers facing frogs! The idea of the game is very simple - get the frogs to safety while avoiding DANGER!
First Frog without Lungs found in Borneo!
Debs on Apr 12th 2008
Amazing news appearing all over the Internet is this story about the discovery of the first lungless frog! Read the full story by Susan Milius in Science News
The species, Barbourula kalimantanensis, is so rare that until last year only two specimens were known to science and no herpetologist had seen it alive, says David Bickford of the National University of Singapore.
"It's one of the most famous frogs in Borneo," says Bickford. No one wanted to slice the frogs up for dissection, so no one had noticed the absence of lungs."
Originally uploaded by morabetma
Amazing False Tomato Frog video footage
Debs on Mar 17th 2008
Vancouver Aquarium has a great channel on YouTube...this film of the False Tomato Frog is just one of the amazing videos you'll find there:
Listen to Eastern Gray Tree Frogs and Cricket Frogs
Debs on Mar 15th 2008
Interesting recording of the song of the Eastern Gray Tree Frog and cricket frogs in a drainage ditch at Riverbend Forest Preserve, Champaign County, Illinois, USA.
The additional sounds in the background are made by crickets, geese on the lake, a bird in the woods and American toads in the distance...
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The dangers of frogspawn-swapping
Debs on Mar 8th 2008
There's an interesting and timely piece of frog news on the BBC News Website today warning would-be frog conservationists about the dangers of a decades old do-it-yourself method of rehousing frogs by moving frogspawn from pond to pond...
Conservationists are urging people not to carry out "frogspawn-swapping" this spring because of problems they say it can create for the pond environment.
Wildlife-lovers in the UK often donate frogspawn from their ponds to others to give frogs a potential new home.
But the Froglife charity said this could lead to the spread of invasive plants and harmful diseases.
Source: BBC News
Rare Maud Island froglets discovered!
Debs on Mar 4th 2008
Thirteen rare finger nail-sized frogs have been born for the first time on one of New Zealand's main islands.
The Maud Island frogs were found in the frog enclosure at the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary in Wellington and have been taken to Victoria University.
When they have grown they will be released into the wild.
Source: Stuff.co.nz
Check out the stunning gallery at La Repubblica
Happy Leap Day or International Day of the Frog!
Debs on Feb 29th 2008
Today, 29 February, is Leap Day or International Day of the Frog - the official launch date for the Year of the Frog.
For details of how you can help, please visit the Amphibian Ark and sign the on line petition today!
Meet Beelzebufo…the Frog from Hell!
Debs on Feb 20th 2008
The Internet is buzzing with news of an important 70 million year-old fossil find in Madagascar, already nicknamed Beelzebufo...the frog from hell! This huge prehistoric frog was longer than a rugby ball and weighed in at around four kilos and quite possibly snacked on baby dinosaurs!
Check out the NYTimes article:
Science
Paleontologists Reconstruct a Monster Frog
By KENNETH CHANG
Published: February 19, 2008
Beelzebufo may be the largest frog that ever lived, weighing more than 10 pounds.
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