Reptile and Amphibian Conservation: Volunteer Opportunities Involving Field...
The Partnership for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (http://www.parcplace.org/) presents a unique opportunity for hobbyists and others to work in the company of professional herpetologists. The...
View ArticleReptile Awareness Day – Lend Your Favorite Creatures a Helping Hand!
Our favorite animals’ own holiday, Reptile Awareness Day (RAD), will soon be upon us. On Wednesday, October 21st, herp enthusiasts can participate by doing something special for reptiles – educate...
View ArticleIs There a Proposed Ban on Buying or Selling Amphibians in the USA?
A recent announcement by the US Fish & Wildlife Service (US F&WS) has fueled rumors that the shipping of frog legs (please see photo) and the pet trade in live frogs and salamanders may soon be...
View ArticleUS Government Seeks Comments on Proposed Amphibian Trade Restrictions
Some time ago I posted an article concerning possible new Federal regulations that could limit the trade in live amphibians (read it here), and promised to notify folks when the government asked for...
View ArticleKihansi Spray Toads, Extinct in the Wild, Return to Africa
In the year 2000 I had the good fortune to work with the world’s sole surviving group of Kihansi Spray Toads (Nectophrynoides asperginis). Last seen in the wild in 2004, and declared extinct in...
View ArticlePet Industry Responds to Amphibian Crisis and Proposed Trade Restrictions
In terms of the number of species and countries affected, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (“Chytrid fungus” or Bd, for short) is the most devastating wildlife disease ever identified. It is currently...
View ArticleReptile and Amphibian Conservation in the USA – 2012 Update
The global extinction crisis faced by amphibians has been much in the news in recent years, as have threats to sea turtles, Madagascar’s tortoises, Asia’s freshwater turtles and other long-suffering...
View ArticleAmphibian Declines – Pollution Worsens Disease and Parasite Attacks
In 1990, the IUCN’s Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force, to which I belonged, was one of the few large scale efforts addressing what is now known as the “Disappearing Amphibian Crisis”. Today,...
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