Toad Mountain Harlequin frogs only live in one area of Panama’s dense tropical jungles – the Darien Province, and their population is down to a dangerous level. In an expedition at the beginning of this year it was reported researchers found just 50 males and 12 females. The reason so many frog species are in peril there, or have already been driven into extinction is the chytrid fungus. Worldwide, hundreds of frog species have been wiped out by it, and more are likely to vanish soon. Leer más.
Este pequeño sapo no fue descrito hasta fechas tan recientes como 1995, y es una de las 5 especies de sapos parteros (género Alytes) conocidas en el mundo. Leer más.
Convocatoria de concurso-oposición para cubrir 13 plazas de la Escala de Técnicos Especialistas de Grado Medio de los Organismos Públicos de Investigación (código 5022). Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) – 10/06/2011. Leer más.
Universidad de Sevilla. Tipo: Concurso – Tipo Acceso: Acceso libre. Grupo: GRUPO A – Personal: Funcionario/a. Publicación y fecha: Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE) – 10/06/2011. Leer más.
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the largest natural history museum in the western United States and a national leader in exhibitions, education and research, seeks a curator specializing in the study of amphibians and/or reptiles to oversee its extensive collection of herpetological specimens. Currently the museum is undergoing a dramatic and exciting transformation involving development of new exhibitions, outside teaching-learning gardens and a nature lab. Foremost in the museum’s mission is creating experiences embodied by the phrase ‘where research and collections meet the visitor experience’. The desired candidate will have high level communication skills and an innate ability to engage and enthuse the public and stakeholders through his or her work. |
