A Maryland company has received more approvals to construct towers for a wind-based electricity generator in Arizona that would be located within a conservation management area in which the flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) lives. Leer más.
This natterjack toad conservation project is running in Cumbria, thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. The one year project coordinated by ARC and various partners aims to raise awareness of natterjacks and get more people involved in helping to conserve this rare, charismatic amphibian, which is a real wildlife feature of the Cumbrian coastal area and is the UK’s noisiest amphibian. Leer más.
I never know how it happens but I always manage to leave all the packing until the very last minute instead of having it all done on time and in a relaxed way when I am going on a field trip. So the night before I was taking my long flight to Madagascar, I was collecting equipment from around the zoo. From the Herpetological Department to the Aquarium… water pumps, marking equipment, bits for the filters and a never-ending list of gadgets related to amphibians and captive husbandry. Leer más.
Amphibians survived the disaster that wiped out the dinosaurs, but now they’re under siege from a variety of threats including habitat loss, devastating disease and being hunted for food. At the rate they’re disappearing, we could lose up to half of the world’s amphibians in our lifetimes. Frogs Forever? highlights the diversity and plights of frogs, salamanders and toads from different regions of the world. It also shows the amazing transformations they undergo in their lifetimes and offers some ways to help protect them. Leer más.
