One hundred and twenty species of frogs are reported to have gone extinct since 1980 (although the number is likely even higher). While devastated by habitat loss, pollution, and climate…
Scientists have announced that freshwater species are likely the most threatened on earth. Extinction rates for freshwater inhabitants are currently four to six times the rates for terrestrial and marine…
Frogs are on the edge. Blasted by habitat loss, pollution, and a terrible disease, the chytrid fungus, species are vanishing worldwide and those that remain are clinging to existence, rather…
Amphibians are going extinct around the globe. As a scientist specializing in frogs, I have watched dozens of species of these creatures die out. The extinction of frogs and salamanders…
Amid the amphibian extinction crisis—where amphibians worldwide are disappearing due to habitat loss, pollution, and a devastating fungal epidemic—the Spanish Scientific Research Council (CSIC) has announced some good news. In…
In a rescue operation that sounds straight out of an action film, 50 mountain chicken frogs were airlifted from the Caribbean island Montserrat after the discovery of Chytridomycosis, a fungal…
Endemic only to the swamps around Mexico City, the endangered axotlotl is used around the world to study nerve regeneration Ambystoma mexicanum, a salamander found only in the fetid canals…
The fungal disease chytridiomycosis has ravaged amphibian populations, including contributing to several extinctions. But new research may bring some hope for currently threatened amphibians. New evidence from Jonathan Q. Richmond…
Salamanders in Central America — like frogs, toads, and other amphibians at sites around the world — are rapidly and mysteriously declining, report researchers writing in the journal Proceedings of…
Frog lunch for a snake in Taman Negara, Malaysia. Photo by R. Butler The consumption of up to one billion frogs per year to satisfy human appetite for frog flesh…
An overview of the Smithsonian’s Symposium: “Will the rainforests survive? New Threats and Realities in the Tropical Extinction Crisis”
Renowned scientists discuss threats to rainforests at symposium
Lack of information may slow conservation response to amphibian crisis Lack of information may slow conservation response to amphibian crisis mongabay.com December 1, 2008
New hope of curing amphibian plague New hope of curing amphibian plague Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com November 28, 2008
Invasive ant interferes with gecko's role in pollinating endangered plant Invasive ant interferes with gecko's role in pollinating endangered plant mongabay.com November 28, 2008 Nectar-feeding male P. cepediana day gecko…
Scientists can't explain cause of amphibian extinction crisis Scientists can't explain cause of amphibian extinction crisis mongabay.com November 13, 2008
Prioritizing amphibian species for captive breeding to save them from extinction Prioritizing amphibian species for captive breeding to save them from extinction STRI November 19, 2008
Yellowstone amphibians in decline due to climate change Yellowstone amphibians in decline due to climate change mongabay.com October 27, 2008 Climate change appears to be responsible for a "marked drop"…
Mass amphibian die-offs affect ecosystems Mass amphibian die-offs affect ecosystems mongabay.com October 18, 2008
Armageddon for amphibians? Frog-killing disease jumps Panama Canal Armageddon for amphibians? Frog-killing disease jumps Panama Canal Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com October 12, 2008
52% of amphibians, 35% of birds at risk from climate change 52% of amphibians, 35% of birds at risk from climate change mongabay.com October 8, 2008
More than half of Europe’s amphibians face extinction by 2050 More than half of Europe's amphibians face extinction by 2050 Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com September 28, 2008 Researchers with the Zoological…
Thought-to-be-extinct frog rediscovered in Australia Thought-to-be-extinct frog rediscovered in Australia mongabay.com September 11, 2008 Scientists have rediscovered a thought-to-be-extinct species of frog in a creek in Northern Australia. The find…
Amphibians face mass extinction Amphibians face mass extinction mongabay.com August 11, 2008 Amphibians are in big trouble. At least one third of the world's 6,300 known species are threatened with…
Naming rights for newly discovered 'walking frog' to be auctioned for conservation Naming rights for newly discovered 'walking frog' to be auctioned for conservation mongabay.com May 20, 2008 The Amphibian…
New cures for human ailments under threat by global extinction crisis New cures for human ailments under threat by global extinction crisis Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com April 24, 2008 In the…
No global warming link to dying frogs? No global warming link to dying frogs? mongabay.com March 25, 2008 Scientists have fired another salvo in the heated debate over the role…
