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Traffic Harms Asturian Amphibians
April 12, 2012 — Midwife toads and palmate newts are run over and their habitats are fragmented by roads in the Trubia valley (Asturias). According to a Spanish study, alleviating traffic is not enough to minimize ... > full story -
Global Effort Launched to Save Turtles from Extinction
April 11, 2012 — A global effort to take direct responsibility for the continued survival of some of the world’s most endangered tortoises and freshwater turtles has just been ... > full story -
New Threat to Birds Posed by Invasive Pythons in Florida
April 5, 2012 — Scientists have uncovered a new threat posed by invasive Burmese pythons in Florida and the Everglades: The snakes are not only eating the area's birds, but also the birds' eggs straight from the ... > full story -
Robosquirrels Versus Rattlesnakes
April 3, 2012 — Robot squirrels are going into rattlesnake country near San Jose, continuing a research project on the interaction between squirrels and ... > full story -
Another Vertebrate Species Reported Extinct from the Hawaiian Islands
March 31, 2012 — A species of lizard is now extinct from the Hawaiian Islands, making it the latest native vertebrate species to become extirpated from this tropical archipelago. The copper striped blue-tailed skink ... > full story -
Elusive Bururi Long-Fingered Frog Found After 62 Years
March 27, 2012 — Herpetologists have discovered a single specimen of the Bururi long-fingered frog during a research expedition to Burundi in December 2011. The frog was last seen by scientists in 1949 and was feared ... > full story -
Neurotoxin Resistance in Snakes Around the World
March 19, 2012 — Biologists have found that snakes from different regions of the world have evolved a similar, remarkable resistance to a deadly ... > full story -
Tracking Lake Erie Water Snake in Fight Against Invasive Fish
March 19, 2012 — Researchers have used a surgically implanted device to record the habits of snakes in their natural environment for the first time. This particular study holds promise in "keeping score" as Ohio's ... > full story -
Hiding in Plain Sight, a New Frog Species With a 'Weird' Croak Is Identified in New York City
March 14, 2012 — In New York City -- in the midst of some of the world's tallest skyscrapers -- and within view of the Statue of Liberty, scientists have found a new frog species. While the discovery of new species ... > full story -
Common North American Frog Identified as Carrier of Deadly Amphibian Disease
March 12, 2012 — Known for its distinctive "ribbit" call, the noisy Pacific chorus frog is a potent carrier of a deadly amphibian disease, according to new research. Just how this common North American frog survives ... > full story
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