Tag: frogs
The Swedish Transport Administration wants to save frogs with tunnels
The frogs have become fewer and fewer in Dalarna and now the Swedish Transport Agency is asking the public for help.Anyone who sees frogs hit is asked to get in…
Suddenly all the frogs in your city garden, where do they come from?
Apparently someone once had a pond, but local residents are not sure. That could easily be the case, says urban ecologist Floris Brekelmans. Frogs can be there for years and…
Two new Canada Post stamps raise awareness of endangered frogs
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News Published Apr 16, 2024 • Last updated 23 hours ago • 3 minute read The Port Rowan post office celebrated the launch of two…
Frogs are at risk of extinction – warns against imports to the EU
Europeans’ fascination with frog legs risks harming species. This is what over 550 veterinarians, researchers and conservationists write in a letter to French President Emmanuel Macron, reports Sky News. What…
Clock frogs are feared dead after the Danish storm
Updated 01.58 | Published 01.51 Share the article Save the article full screen The bell frogs on Danish Hjortø are feared dead after the weekend’s storm. Photo: Steen Drozd Lund/Handout…
Clock frogs swept along in the Danish storm
“The best waterholes where the bell frogs live are completely flooded and filled with seawater, which is dangerous for them,” says project leader Lene Vestergren Rasmussen, in a press release.…
Female frogs play dead – to avoid males
Can get stuck in “mating balls” Share the article Save the article full screen A “mating ball”. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto Female frogs can play dead to avoid male attention. This…
Female frogs play dead to avoid males, study finds
Female frogs can play dead to avoid male frogs, researchers find in a new study. The phenomenon has evolved for the females to survive an intense and dangerous mating season.…
Frogs fight for survival: “Climate prisoners”
Share the article Save the article The climate threat is a dark cloud for amphibians. But the harlequin frog in the picture, atelopus hoogmoed, is still classified as viable by…
Frogs fight for survival: “Climate prisoners”
Facts: Amphibians Amphibians (amphibians) are divided into the orders tailed amphibians, tailless amphibians and worm amphibians. Amphibians are found on every continent except Antarctica and in the most diverse environments,…