The cDNA libraries of the North American green anole lizard, the first non-avian reptile to have its genome sequenced, will be housed at IU and made available to researchers around the world. Credit: David E. Scott, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC, USA. Leer más.

The Defense and Interior departments are chipping in $2.9 million to rescue a program preventing an invasive snake species from hitchhiking rides from Guam to Hawaii and other warm climates on cargo ships and planes. Leer más.

Responsibilities: Conduct research on conservation of amphibians in agricultural landscapes. The study will be carried out under the direction of scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey-Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and Iowa State. Leer más.

“When we save the frogs, we’re protecting all our wildlife, all our ecosystems and all humans.” Leer más.

A species may be listed as critically endangered while some populations within its ranks are thriving and some are probably beyond saving. Leer más.