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Land grab, logging, mining threaten biodiversity haven of Woodlark Island

Gianluca Cerullo 1 Oct 2020

Madagascar giant frog is a new species, but also a deep-fried delicacy

Rivonala Razafison 1 Sep 2020

Sri Lanka’s hourglass frog is only an hourglass frog 77% of the time

Ifham Nizam 29 Jul 2020

Brazilian Amazon drained of millions of wild animals by criminal networks: Report

Sharon Guynup 28 Jul 2020
...probably a Natal dwarf puddle frog in the Gambia. Image by Thomas Brown via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA-2.0)

The frog that wasn’t there: Survey shines a light on Uganda’s amphibians

Fredrick Mugira 11 Apr 2020

Field research, interrupted: How the COVID-19 crisis is stalling science

Liz Kimbrough 9 Apr 2020

‘Just incredible’ reptiles and amphibians of South Africa: Q&A with Tyrone Ping

Erik Hoffner 16 Mar 2020

Muduga leaping frog is first new member of its genus found in over a century

Mongabay.com 11 Mar 2020

Colombia’s ‘Heart of the World’: Mining, megaprojects overrun indigenous land

Taran Volckhausen 15 Jan 2020
Female golden rocket frog perched and listening to a male call. Photo credit: Beth A. Pettitt/University of Minnesota

Female golden rocket frogs know a good father when they hear him

Lara Streiff 19 Dec 2019

Deforestation for potential rubber plantation raises concerns in Papua New Guinea

John Cannon 19 Dec 2019

Arhuaco community of Colombia allows scientists to photograph ‘lost’ toad

Mongabay.com 17 Dec 2019
The reed frog (Hyperolius molleri) is endemic to the island of São Tomé off the coast of Central Africa and was one of the species sampled in the study. Photo by Andrew Stanbridge

Rapid genetic test traces spread of fungus that kills frogs, reveals new strain in Southeast Asia

Jonathan Wosen 25 Nov 2019

Asian elephant footprints serve as safe spaces for frog nurseries

Nanticha Ocharoenchai 16 Aug 2019

World’s largest frog moves heavy rocks to build nests, study finds

Mongabay.com 13 Aug 2019

Conservation tech prize with invasive species focus announces finalists

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 19 Jul 2019

Deadly virus detected in wild frog populations in Brazil

Shreya Dasgupta 9 Jul 2019

New eDNA sampling system aims for cleaner, more efficient field research

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 2 Jul 2019

Primates lose ground to surging commodity production in their habitats

Mongabay.com 17 Jun 2019

Interest in protecting environment up since Pope’s 2015 encyclical

John Cannon 21 May 2019

Climate change spurs deadly virus in frogs in the U.K.

Mongabay.com 13 May 2019

’Unprecedented’ loss of biodiversity threatens humanity, report finds

Mongabay.com 7 May 2019

How India’s shrub frogs crossed a bridge to Sri Lanka – and changed forever

Dilrukshi Handunnetti 1 May 2019

Scientists urge overhaul of the world’s parks to protect biodiversity

John Cannon 11 Apr 2019

To stop extinctions, start with these 169 islands, new study finds

Mongabay.com 2 Apr 2019

Deadly fungal disease has devastated more than 500 amphibian species

Mongabay.com 1 Apr 2019

Video: Scientists surprised to discover tiny toadlets can glow

Morgan Erickson-Davis 29 Mar 2019

Malaysian state chief: Highway construction must not destroy forest

Mongabay.com 26 Mar 2019

Latam Eco Review: Pumas hate disco and Ecuador’s newly described glass frog

Mongabay.com 23 Mar 2019

New maps show where humans are pushing species closer to extinction

John Cannon 15 Mar 2019

180 years of herps: Q&A with Luis Ceríaco on Angola’s atlas of life

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Mar 2019

Latam Eco Review: Icon status for jaguars and fears over lithium mining

Mongabay.com 22 Feb 2019

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