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 »
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 »
Costa Rica's Harlequin Frog, once thought extict, florishes on the Rainmaker Reserve.
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ecopreservationsociety wrote 2 months ago: It has been suspected for some time that global warming may cause widespread amphibian extinctions. … more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Road kill adds to amphibian woe
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pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: (Credit: Purdue University photo/Andrew DeWoody) Frogs just can’t catch a break. First there … more »
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 »
Sign new petition to save Northern Red-Legged Frog habitat in Canada
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pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: One of the more faithful visitors of this blog (Monica Craver AKA Swamp Guardian) is asking for ou … more »
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 »
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 »
Chytrid map, courtesy Nature magazine
pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: From March 2008 ”Nature” magazine. The story credits D. OLSEN & K. RONNENBERG/USDA … more »
New York Times frog report has the croak, er, quote of the week
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pleasecroak wrote 3 months ago: Last Tuesday’s New York Times featured a short article about a scholarly frog debate: is the s … more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
