A University of Rhode Island biologist who released lizards on tiny uninhabited islands in the Bahamas has shed light on the interaction between evolutionary processes that are seldom observed. Leer más.

“Peep. Peep. Peep.” It’s this distinctive call that gives a tiny frog the name spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer). Since the frogs are one of the first to emerge from their winter hideouts in New England, it’s one of the first and most distinctive signs of spring. For many, it’s enough to just listen to the chorus of hundreds of frogs around a vernal pool, but did you know that you can be part of an important scientific project too? Leer más.

The first still photo is of a female Green Salamander (Aneides aeneus) attending her nest of eggs in western North Carolina.  This clutch of at least 17 eggs was laid on June 25, 2011 and the first photo shown here was taken on August 5 when the eggs were already well developed. Leer más.

In one of the wettest tropical rainforests in the world, in westernmost Colombia, WLT has helped purchase 124 acres (50 hectares) of threatened Chocó forest, creating the Rana Terribilis Amphibian Reserve. Its creation was supported through generous donations from Puro, an organic Fairtrade coffee producer that has been a long-term WLT corporate supporter. The reserve is now owned and protected by our partners Fundación ProAves. Leer más.

How did some dinosaurs reach such soaring heights — up to 100 feet high in some cases? Efficient lungs and respiration, along with egg laying, might have given dinos a growth edge when compared to other animals, suggests new research. Leer más.