How we SAVE THE FROGS!
Introduction | Education | Advocacy | Future Plans
View a list of SAVE THE FROGS' 2009 accomplishments
Introduction
SAVE THE FROGS! is America's first and only public charity dedicated exclusively to amphibian conservation.
Our mission is to protect amphibian populations and to promote a society that respects and appreciates nature and wildlife.
Our vision is a world in which not a single amphibian species is threatened with extinction. With your involvement and your financial support, we are 100% positive we can SAVE THE FROGS!
Founded in May 2008, we have several active education and advocacy programs, as desribed below.
Education
Currently only a small proportion of our society knows that amphibians are disappearing. This lack of awareness in the general public is one of the greatest impediments to successful amphibian conservation efforts, as most of the threats to amphibians could be ameliorated if people were aware of the effects of their actions. SAVE THE FROGS! has several active educational programs, including:
(1) Teaching a free laboratory course on amphibian disease detection techniques to Latin American batrachologists;
(2) Coordinating the annual Save The Frogs Day, the largest day of amphibian education and conservation action in the planet's history;
(3) Providing free educational materials and laboratory protocols to teachers and scientists via www.savethefrogs.com and www.salvemossapos.com;
(4) Giving presentations on amphibian extinctions in multiple languages to schools, universities, zoos, museums, businesses, and community groups;
(5) Creating public service announcements that have been posted in Washington, D.C., San Francisco and in five major U.S. airports;
(6) Providing an annual $500 travel grant for a student to present at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.
(7) The SAVE THE FROGS! Webinar Series features guest presentations from amphibian biologists around the world.
Advocacy
(1) Working with large restaurant chains to discontinue sales of frog legs, the trade of which contributes to the spread of harmful infectious diseases and contributes to the depletion of wild amphibian populations. We have already gotten one well-known restaurant to drop the wild-caught Pig Frogs from their menu, and our Frog Legs campaign has been featured in Le Monde, ABC News and the Chicago Tribune;
(2) Campaigning for the removal of invasive trout from critical Yellow-Legged Frog habitat;
(3) Working with schools and universities to transition from frog dissections to the use of dissection software and other alternative dissection methods;
(4) Working to prevent further importation of non-native bullfrogs into the American West.
We helped ensure the threatened California Tiger Salamanders received endangered species status in California; and we succeeded in upholding California's ban on the importation of non-native frogs and turtles into the state for use as food.
The future of SAVE THE FROGS!
As funds permit, we will:
(1) Purchase land to protect threatened amphibian populations;
(2) Work towards the implementation of mandatory disease testing on imported amphibians and for laws limiting the use of harmful pesticides;
(3) Provide full Ph.D. scholarships to highly-qualified amphibian biologists;
(4) Lead outdoor amphibian education and training courses to students, professionals and hobbyists.
(5) Employ environmental lawyers to ensure that existing environmental protections are enforced, and that necessary (but non-existent) protections and regulations are created.
(6) Restore critical habitat by removing invasive species that negatively affect native amphibians.
(7) Initiate an array of other urgently needed conservation actions!
Help us make it happen!
You can help us accomplish our mission by volunteering, donating, becoming a member, or by ordering a gift from our online store. Together we can SAVE THE FROGS!
Thanks!
Dr. Kerry Kriger
SAVE THE FROGS! Founder, Executive Director & Ecologist
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