Blogs about: Chytrid

Bacteria could help frogs fight killer chytrid fungus

pleasecroak wrote 1 month ago: The amphibian animal class was the superman of evolution. Amphibians were here when the dinosaurs … more »

Tags: Chytrid fungus, Amphibians, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, BBC, BD, endangered, Extinct, Frogs, fungus

Amphibian Ark: "the biggest conservation project that humanity has ever tried to tackle"

pleasecroak wrote 2 months ago: What a thorough, great article on Amphibian Ark in today’s Washington Post! The Smithsonian … more »

Tags: Year of the Frog, Chytrid fungus, Amphibian Ark, frog, Amphibians, Global Warming, toad, Bronx Zoo, Washington Post

Costa Rica's Harlequin Frog, once thought extict, florishes on the Rainmaker Reserve.3 comments

ecopreservationsociety wrote 2 months ago: It has been suspected for some time that global warming may cause widespread amphibian extinctions. … more »

Tags: Wildlife Conservation, climate change, Costa Rica, manuel antonio, rainmaker, Endangered Species, frog, toad, Harlequin

Take the frog quiz

pleasecroak wrote 2 months ago: New, very informative and fast-paced videos about the amphibian crisis have been produced by KQED o … more »

Tags: Amphibian Ark, Amphibians, Frogs, quiz, fungus, red-legged, Mountain, yellow legged, Tree

Northern leopard frogs in Washingon "probably doomed" by Ebola for frogs

pleasecroak wrote 2 months ago: (Photo from Wikiepedia) This story in the Seattle Times explains that the last stronghold for northe … more »

Tags: Amphibian Ark, Amphibians, Frogs, Zoo, Rana pipiens, leopard frog, Northern, Washington, potholes reservoir

Georgia's salamanders immune to chytrid

pleasecroak wrote 2 months ago: Interesting development in Georgia where salamanders are beating the odds and appear immune to amph … more »

Tags: Chytrid fungus, Amphibian Ark, Kevin Zippel, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Amphibians, Salamander

Study on atrazine's impact on amphibian organ development used species that spread chytrid fungus

pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: ScienceDaily has summarized a new study published in Environmental Health Perspectives that shows a … more »

Tags: Chytrid fungus, Pollution, Amphibian Ark, African Clawed Frog, Pregnancy Test, Amphibians, fungus, Research, atrazine

Frogster video game asks the question, why would the frog ever want to cross the road?

pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: Just in time for Earth Day: Check out this educational video game from the Vancouver Aquarium. Frog … more »

Tags: Amphibians, Earth Day, frogger, frogster, Game, Video

Road kill adds to amphibian woe1 comment

pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: (Credit: Purdue University photo/Andrew DeWoody) Frogs just can’t catch a break. First there … more »

Tags: Amphibian Ark, Amphibians, Pollution, Frogs, Global Warming, climate change, Salamander, Research, Road Kill

Coqui, pride of the Bronx Zoo and Puerto Rico

pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: Fun story about the Bronx Zoo’s new exhibit with the coqui frog (genus Eleutherodactylus ), … more »

Tags: Chytrid fungus, Zoo, Amphibian Ark, Amphibians, Bronx Zoo, coqui, endangered speciea, frog, Melissa Mohring

Sign new petition to save Northern Red-Legged Frog habitat in Canada4 comments

pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: One of the more faithful visitors of this blog (Monica Craver AKA Swamp Guardian) is asking for ou … more »

Tags: Chytrid fungus, Amphibian Ark, Amphibians, Canada, frog, fungus, Habitat, Loss, Monica Craver

Breeding frogs to be immune from chytrid

pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: Fascinating report coming out of Cleveland, Ohio USA where they are attempting to make the Panamani … more »

Tags: amphibian research, endangered, Amphibian Ark, Amphibians, Detroit Zoo, antimicrobial, fungus, Species, Amps

How our sex life has decimated amphibian species

pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: Our sex life started destroying amphibians when we exported the African clawed frog as a pregnancy … more »

Tags: Chytrid fungus, Pollution, Amphibian Ark, frog, Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Pregnancy Test, Amphibians, St. Louis Zoo, fungus

Chytrid map, courtesy Nature magazine

pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: From March 2008 ”Nature” magazine. The story credits D. OLSEN & K. RONNENBERG/USDA … more »

Tags: Chytrid fungus, Amphibian Ark, Amphibians, save the frog, fungus, Nature Magazine, map

New York Times frog report has the croak, er, quote of the week2 comments

pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: Last Tuesday’s New York Times featured a short article about a scholarly frog debate: is the s … more »

Tags: Chytrid fungus, climate change, Global Warming, Alford, Amphibian Ark, Amphibians, frog, fungus, Lips

Cuba opens up, to deadly frog fungus

pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: “Cuba: Wild Island of the Caribbean” airs tonight on PBS’ Nature program. The writ … more »

Tags: Chytrid fungus, cuba, Amphibian Ark, Amphibians, frog, fungus, Nature, pbs

Chytrid can spread when we buy ornamental plants or creatures from affected regions

pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: Science Daily reports on the groundbreaking research about the amphibian crisis and chytrid fungus b … more »

Tags: Chytrid fungus, Amphibian Ark, Amphibians, frog, fungus, save the frog

Interview with frogs' Renaissance man of Madagascar: no chytrid there yet

pleasecroak wrote 4 months ago: Fascinating story on Mongabay.com about the frogs of Madagascar, including an interview with Dr. Fra … more »

Tags: Chytrid fungus, Conservation, amphibian specialist group, Amphibian Ark, Amphibians, Frogs, madagascar, mongabay, Herpetofauna

What's hot in 2008: leapfrogging for Amphibian Ark

pleasecroak wrote 4 months ago: These 100 children took part in a mass leapfrog event today (Wednesday 13th February) to launch a c … more »

Tags: Zoo, Leapfrog, Amphibian Ark, Amphibians, marwell zoological park


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