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Victory for the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs

Kerry Kriger — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:47:30 +0000

VICTORY! The California Fish & Game Commission voted unanimously today to grant endangered status to the Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs (Rana sierrae and R. muscosa), which have disappeared from over 90% of their historic range. Thanks to the 1,573 SAVE THE FROGS! supporters who sent in letters on behalf of the frogs. While endangered species status does not guarantee success in [...]

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SAVE THE FROGS! Founder wins Froglife UK Award

Kerry Kriger — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:04:45 +0000

The UK charity Froglife has awarded SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger the 2012 Newt Year Honour for The High Profile Person Representing Amphibians and Reptiles, saying: “Dr Kriger has initiated a global Save The Frogs Day, inspiring people all over the world to celebrate, learn more about and raise funds to protect frogs and their habitats into the [...]

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Update on Bangladeshi Frog Conservation Efforts by Nurul Islam

Kerry Kriger — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:40:05 +0000

SAVE THE FROGS! hopes to extend its amphibian conservation movement to Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a small country with rich biodiversity in South East Asia. The amphibian populations are declining rapidly and it is assumed that many unknown species may go extinct before they are identified. The major threats to amphibians are the use of pesticides, climate [...]

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City of Santa Cruz bans American Bullfrogs!

savethefrogs — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:08:17 +0000

The City of Santa Cruz voted unanimously today (January 24, 2012) to ban the sale, release, importation and possession of American Bullfrogs. This makes Santa Cruz the first city in the country to take such a step, and sets an important precedent for other jurisdictions to follow. The non-native frogs spread chytrid fungus and prey [...]

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Amphibian Job Opening in California

Kerry Kriger — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:38:20 +0000

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCE TECHNICIANS (AQUATIC WILDLIFE): The National Park Service is seeking up to six aquatic technicians for the 2012 summer field season in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI). All vacancies are GS-5 positions at $15.00/hr. The primary objective of these positions is to restore high elevation aquatic ecosystems, with a focus on enhancing mountain yellow-legged frog populations (Rana muscosa, Rana [...]

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Salamander Research – Graduate Student Opportunity in Alberta

Kerry Kriger — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:42:56 +0000

A MSc position is available at the University of Alberta, Edmonton Alberta, Canada, with Dr. Cindy Paszkowski (University of Alberta, Biological Sciences) and Dr. Garry Scrimgeour (Parks Canada) to work on Long-toed Salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum) in spectacular Waterton Lakes National Park in the Rocky Mountains of southeastern Alberta. This project will follow-up on research conducted [...]

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SAVE THE FROGS! on the Dr. Future Show

savethefrogs — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 16:20:55 +0000

SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger and Advisory Chairman Michael Starkey were pleased to be featured on the Dr. Future Radio Show December 20th. Listen to the full 45-minute interview here! SAVE THE FROGS! on the Dr. Future Show is a post from: The FrogBlog

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Frog News From Around The World: Week of Dec 15

savethefrogs — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:58:21 +0000

Toad-like ‘inner eye’ makes it hard to look away, York researcher says The Canadian Press December 15, 2011 Cane toad found Glen Innes Examiner December 15, 2011 Why are the animals disappearing? Tobago News December 15, 2011 Group eyes salamander crossings on Upper Bucks roads PhillyBurbs December 14, 2011 Penny-sized frogs are world’s smallest Christian [...]

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An Open Letter to the San Francisco Chronicle

savethefrogs — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 20:07:45 +0000

As the Founder & Executive Director of SAVE THE FROGS!, the world’s leading amphibian conservation organization, and as a former citizen of San Francisco, I feel obligated to respond to the Chronicle’s recent editorial “On Golf Versus Critters”, which incorrectly describes the Sharp Park Golf Course as being suitable habitat for endangered frogs, and dangerously [...]

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Frog News From Around The World – September 2011

savethefrogs — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 02:43:49 +0000

Late is better than never, right? We’ll be adding the week in frog news to the FrogBlog every week now, thanks to Kristin Womack for taking charge of the compilation. Frogs flourish after outback floods ABC News September 7, 2011 Hop Free, Little Frog. Open Salon September 6, 2011 Groups Applaud Legislation to Restore Sharp [...]

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