Alarming Numbers of Species Facing Extinction

The Union for Conservation of Nature, based in Switzerland has listed an alarming number of species now facing extinction.  It examined over 47 000 organisms and found that of those over 17 000 face...

Amphibians disappear from Yellowstone Park

Frogs and salamanders are becoming more and more scarce in Yellowstone Park and researchers are blaming their decline on global warming. A find such as this is always a warning of danger, because frogs and...

Bleak outlook for Europe's toads

According to new research, more than half of all amphibians (frogs, toads and newts) living in Europe could go extinct within 40 years as a result of  climate change, diseases and habitat destruction. Most...

Frogs and Toads face extinction

With one in three of all the world's amphibians on the endangered species list a new report predicts that over half of European toads, frogs and newts could be extinct in 50 years time. Climate change is...

Rare British species get their own wood to thrive in

There are at least 45 rare or protected species of British wildlife that will benefit from their own woodland area at what will be known as the Sunday Times Wood in Hertfordshire. One of the species that will...

Global warming puts Madagascar's reptiles and amphibians in danger of extinction

After surveying Madagascar's animals for over ten years, researcher Christorpher Raxworthy Of the American Museum of Natural History predicts that at least three species of amphibians and reptiles could be extinct...

Massive effort needed to save the frogs worldwide in 2008 - Year of the Frog

Amphibians can be a "toady" subject to a lot of people.  A  person who is a ‘toady’ grovels to please others. It is considered an insult. But, toads actually are frogs. The toads just have stubbier...

The Amphibian Decline

For the past seven years I've been working in the biological departments of various universities. Ultimately this is going to culminate in a Masters at the end of this December, but I don't think people realize...

Miners and Conservatonists Discover 24 New Rainforest Species

"To make the case for improved conservation practices, scientists from Conservation International (CI) and partner institutions are presenting a report to government officials that details eastern Suriname’s...

'Darwin on Trial' by Phillip E. Johnson: 1st Edition Open Access Book + Video

Online open access/free first edition of Phillip E. Johnson's book 'Darwin on Trial' (2nd Edition: Amazon UK | US)Video: Watch (RealPlayer) Phillip Johnson's Address given at the University of California, Irvine, 1992 (running time 90 minutes approx) in which he discusses...

Frogs Croak

" "It's shocking and dismaying," said Wake."

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