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"Our analyses show the direct connection." Scientists issue warning after discovering clear pattern among amphibians: 'This ...
Amphibians are in decline worldwide, with 2 out of every 5 species threatened by extinction, according to a paper published Wednesday in the scientific journal Nature. Researchers evaluated the ...
Amphibians held this title in 2004 too, when 39 percent of species were threatened. As part of the 2022 update, researchers also used data to reconstruct the situation in 1980.
Amphibians and reptiles are amazing creatures with clever adaptations that have allowed them to brave the millennia. But today herpetofauna are among Earth's most imperiled species. Learn more about ...
New research has revealed that 2% of amphibians are already overheating due to global warming, and it’s expected to get much worse. Most amphibians are Why Amphibians Are Especially Threatened ...
Frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians around the world face mounting threats from a devastating fungus, climate change, habitat loss—and road mortality. Among these, roads pose a uniquely ...
The annual fundraising walk returns to Sheboygan’s Maywood Park, 3615 Mueller Road, from 9 a.m. to noon June 28. The 3-mile ...
In a groundbreaking step to protect amphibians from one of the most devastating wildlife diseases in history, The Colossal Foundation, the 501(c)(3) a ...
In 2015, officials installed two concrete tunnels under a roughly 0.8-mile stretch of road that crosses the amphibians’ migration path. One was about five feet tall, while the other was ...
On those nights, amphibians race to be first to the pond so their larva can develop and metamorphosize before the pond dries up, Charney said.
Amphibian road mortality drops by over 80% with wildlife underpasses, study shows Cost-effective solution for protecting salamanders, frogs, and other vulnerable species by restoring habitat ...