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By Tyler Dunham Times & Transcript Staff Published Friday April 11th, 2008 Appeared on page B3 A new book by a local author will have dinosaur-crazed kids looking for their own gigantic reptilian pets. Paul Burns of Riverview will be launching his first children's book, Owen and the Dinosaur, at the Magnetic Hill Zoo on April 12. With each sale of the book, $1 will be given to the zoo's "Year of the Frog" project. "We wanted this launch to be about the story. The zoo seemed like ...

He's been dubbed Popeye the frog but would he have been more appropriately called Porky? Because it seems there's been at least one porky thrown about in the story that an Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog was found in a sealed bag of spinach at a Woolworths supermarket. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary distributed a media alert this morning spruiking the amazing tale of survival of the little frog, saying a customer noticed the frog sealed inside the plastic bag when she was unpacking her groceries. ...

2008: The year of the frog var storytitle = "2008: The year of the frog"; Biologists seek to raise awareness of amphibian extinctions BY BOB BERWYN summit daily news Summit County, CO Colorado April 14, 2008 Comments Print Email SUMMIT COUNTY — The endangered boreal toad is filing getting its awareness campaign, as zoos, botanical gardens and aquariums around the world have designated 2008 as the year of the frog. As part of the global campaign to ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Frogs are in trouble. So are toads, salamanders and newts. To raise awareness of this crisis, the Association of Zoos and Aquariums has highlighted 2008 as the "Year of the Frog" and zoos and aquariums around the country have partnered in efforts to get the word out about the plight of amphibians. John Ball Zoo, along with several other zoos, have helped to save the toad from total extinction and even received an AZA Conservation Award for their role in the project .  ...

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Altering the landscape of the summer classical music scene, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra's critically acclaimed, cutting-edge music festival 8 Days in June returns to the Max M. Fisher Music Center, June 13 through 21, 2008. The second annual festival will explore the theme "The Power of Change." Approaching this subject from a variety of perspectives each day, the programming encompasses classical, chamber and jazz music as well as drama, spoken word, film, lectures and visual art ...

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- A frog has been found in a remote part of Indonesia that has no lungs and breathes through its skin, a discovery that researchers said Thursday could provide insight into what drives evolution in certain species. The lungless frog is said to be the first of its kind known to science. The aquatic frog Barbourula kalimantanensis was found in a remote part of Indonesia's Kalimantan province on Borneo island during an expedition in August 2007, said David ...

Zoo’s new tree frogs of value to humans By TOM GALUSHA SPECIAL TO THE CHIEFTAIN In 1790, John White first described these Australians in the book "Journal of a Voyage to New South Wales" and sent a few home to England. When the Aussies arrived there, they were given the scientific name Litoria caerulea. It proved to be a misnomer, for White's tree frogs are usually green and caerulea is Latin for blue. Damaged by preservatives, the specimens had turned bluish by the time they arrived ...

It's just like the fairytale: a beautiful girl offers to pucker up to a very special little frog.

Frogtastic holiday fun at Auckland Zoo Monday, 7 April 2008, 3:59 pm Press Release: Auckland Zoo Leap into the zoo these school holidays, 19 April to 4 May, for a frog-filled fun day out and support International Year of the Frog. Auckland Zoo knows "it's not easy being green" and has enlisted Princess Lily, Prince Archey and Cadbury Freddo Frog to create some frogabulous fun for zoo goers. Kids can test their frog skills by hopping along the frog footprints into the zoo and playing ...

93 Mississippi gopher tadpoles produced using in-vitro fertilization

Exploring with the Zoo: Frogs on the brink of extinction By Jeffrey Bonner Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, doctors throughout Europe, Australasia and America relied on a single frog species to determine whether a woman was pregnant. The African clawed frog, harvested from the wild in Africa and exported all over the world, was preferred because both males and females could be used in the tests. But this amphibious workhorse carried a dark secret — a disease called amphibian chytrid. ...

Cooking classes cover wide range of topics By Bernice Torregrossa Contributor Published April 2, 2008 Cooking tips on everything from knife-sharpening to Mother’s Day breakfast are on the agenda at Baybrook Mall’s Williams-Sonoma ...

ScienceDaily (Mar. 28, 2008) — New research from zoologists at Southern Illinois University Carbondale opens a bigger window to understanding a deadly fungus that is killing off frogs throughout Central and South America, and that could threaten amphibian populations in North America as well. The research, led by SIUC zoologist Karen R. Lips, and SIUC zoologist Michael W. Sears, underscores the dire circumstances facing up to 43 percent of known amphibian species in the world and points up ...

John Ball Zoo exhibit to focus on frogs Tuesday, April 01, 2008By Kyla KingThe Grand Rapids Press GRAND RAPIDS -- Kermit the Frog used to lament that it's not easy being green. These days, it seems it's just hard to be a frog. To highlight amphibians' dwindling global population, John Ball Zoo will open a frog exhibit April 19 that features 15 exotic species. "Frogs are disappearing," said zoo spokeswoman Krys Bylund. "We want to inspire kids to be friendly to frogs." The ...

(Memphis 3/27/2008) An ongoing project at the Memphis Zoo could be the savior of the Mississippi Gopher frog. This is the first captive breeding of the endangered Mississippi gopher frogs that's taken place at the Memphis Zoo. 94 tadpoles are developing at the Zoo in off-exhibit areas. The zoo says this number is significant because there are approximately 100 adult Mississippi gopher frogs left in the wild. The zoo says, "This is the second time ever that a critically endangered ...

Wild About Wine Saturday, April 5, 2008 7pm - 10pm Wine enthusiasts and animal lovers are invited to attend Wild About Wine, a benefit to raise funds for the Galveston Chapter of the American Association of Zookeepers (GCAAZK). The event is scheduled for April 5 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at Moody Gardens Aquarium Pyramid. An animal-themed silent auction and special appearances from aquarium and rainforest animals are among the ...

As many amphibians face the very real threat of being completely wiped out by disease, climate change and pollution, Emma Marris looks at a controversial approach to save some of them in glass boxes. Emma Marris With bright orange freckles and tiny proportions, the Carrikeri harlequin frog population spotted earlier this month delighted its discoverers with more than its good looks. The creatures (Atelopus carrikeri ), found in the remote mountainous Páramo region of Columbia, had not ...

Environment / Frog ‘census’ planned Help to protect our tree frogs They say young Bermudians, when leaving the island, used to take with them a tape recording of whistling frogs to remind them of home. True or not, the peep of the amphibian is certainly an iconic part of the island's atmosphere, for visitors and locals alike. Now the public is being asked to help safeguard the frog for future generations. In the first large-scale survey of the amphibian, volunteers will count the ...