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Phillip Matier,Andrew Ross Wednesday, March 19, 2008 It's not often two endangered species, golf and sex all wind up in the same story - but here we go. For months now, golfers out at the Sharp Park Golf Course, owned by San Francisco but located in Pacifica, have had to put up with a lagoon-sized puddle on the back nine. The puddle, a leftover from winter rains, happens to be a breeding ground for both the threatened red-legged frog and the San Francisco garter snake, which is one of ...

Zoo encourages amphibian adoptions The Edmond Sun EDMOND — Local residents can help protect endangered amphibians by “adopting” an amphibian, and taking part in other “toad”ally fun festivities at the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums has designated 2008 as the “Year of the Frog” to mark a major conservation effort and address the dire extinction crisis of amphibians worldwide. The Oklahoma City Zoo & Botanical Garden and The Oklahoma ...

David Perlman, Chronicle Science Editor Tuesday, March 18, 2008 A batch of tiny frogs from Madagascar, their race threatened with extinction, is quietly keeping house and reproducing inside the soon-to-be-abandoned California Academy of Sciences building on Howard Street in San Francisco. They're amphibians, which all face extinction as a mysterious fungal disease spreads around the world, as habitats are lost to cities and suburban subdivisions widen, as wooded land is cleared for ...

Disappearing frogs, Houston toads raise red flags on hazards for environment 12:00 AM CST on Sunday, March 9, 2008 From Wire Reports Jeannie Kever, Houston Chronicle HOUSTON – Frogs used to be bumpy green things that some boys carted around in their pockets. Now they're seen as environmental fortunetellers that tell us when we're headed for trouble. And it's their year. The Year of the Frog is an international campaign to remind people that frogs and other amphibians ...

BY RAFFY BOUDJIKANIAN raffy.boudjikanian@transcontinental.ca Imagine ravages by large swarms of insects on farms because their numbers have not been cut down enough by amphibians due to an increasing epidemic. This is one of the catastrophic scenarios that we could be facing if something is not done to halt the global extinction of amphibians now, according to six large Quebec zoos and aquariums that held a joint press conference at the Ecomuseum in Ste. Anne de Bellevue last ...

By RAY LILLEY, Associated Press Writer Mon Mar 3, 8:16 PM ET WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A rare and threatened species of tiny frog has been found breeding in a New Zealand animal park, meaning its future may now be more secure, researchers said Monday. The 13 finger nail-sized Maud Island froglets were discovered clinging to the backs of full-grown male frogs at the Karori Wildlife Sanctuary in the capital Wellington, said researcher Kerri Lukis. The frogs are normally found ...

Scientists say amphibians - cold-blooded animals that include frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and the lesser known caecilians - are under grave threat of decline and extinction worldwide, and it is time to act now to save them. "It's a huge warning sign that we should pause and take notice," said Jennifer Pramuk, the Bronx Zoo's curator of herpetology, and lifelong amphibian enthusiast. While climate change, habitat destruction and pollution are factors in their rapid ...

The day begins with a popular 5K cross-country run and a one-mile guided nature walk through the county park. Like Kermit the Frog said, "It's not easy being green." In fact, according to research from the World Conservation Union, frogs and other amphibians like toads, salamanders, and newts are becoming extinct. That's bad news for Kermit, and for humans, as well, since amphibians' are viewed by many scientists and conservationists as a "canary in the coal mine" — an ...

On Friday, Leap Day, the Booker and Sarah Morning Show will attempt to break the WORLD LEAP FROGGING Record! Hot 96 and Mesker Park Zoo have teamed up for this record breaking event! Did you know that many species of FROGS are being put on the endangered species list? Many are disappearing from the planet. The disappearance of frogs from Earth is a first warning sign that our environment is in trouble. On Friday Booker and Sarah will hold the world's largest line of ...

OMAHA - What are your Leap Day plans? Frog legs and wine by candlelight? Leapfrogging with the kids around the house? Pretending it is March 1 in protest of that Feb. 29 day that pops up every four years and means one extra day of winter? 2008 is the Year of the Frog, and starting Friday - Leap Day - the Henry Doorly Zoo is joining more than 90 members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums holding fun, family-friendly events to educate people about amphibian conservation. But the ...

Hogle Zoo will be kicking off "The Year of the Frog" on Friday with events and programs about small amphibians facing extinction. Events at the Hogle Zoo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. are free with zoo admission and will include craft activities for children, education sessions and opportunities to meet zookeepers. Any person whose birthday falls on Feb. 29 will be allowed free entrance to the zoo, located at 2600 Sunnyside Ave.

Friday is “leap” day, which makes it the perfect day for the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to announce a yearlong effort to promote greater awareness of frogs, toads, salamanders, and the very real threats to their existence. The problem is real and the population declines are rapid. According to AZA, “the World Conservation Union (IUCN) estimates that at least one-third of known amphibian species are threatened with extinction.” Habitat loss has always been a threat to ...

By JOANNE KAUFMAN Published: February 25, 2008 According to folklore, leap year day is the choice moment for women who have no interest in waiting for the guy to pop the question. The frog is being used to illustrate the year's leap factor, and here, by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, to protect amphibians. And now businesses and nonprofit organizations are using the day — Feb. 29, this Friday — as the occasion to make special proposals and pitches of their own.  ...

Frog and toads have emerged as leading predictors of the state of the earth's ecosystem

The first booroolong frogs to be bred in a zoo have been released back into the wild in NSW, in a bid to boost their numbers.

It was the biggest, baddest, meanest froggy ever to have hopped on Earth.