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Among the poisons found in 36% of the frogs tested, rodenticide was detected for the first time. Pesticides are considered a threat to hundreds of amphibian species.
There is a rich history of people really loving frogs. But the history of human-frog relations is long and complicated – and not all of it is nice.
Australia has almost 1.8 million farm dams – and some are home to threatened frog species
Introduced species and diseases can drive native species into smaller environmental niches – and that could mean change to how we work to conserve them.
The chytrid fungal disease has been decimating frog populations worldwide for decades, and research progress has been slow. A new method for detecting the disease could help change its course.
People have died after taking the banned frog secretion Kambô, and even when things go right there’s a lot of vomiting.
Our research looked at data from the government’s annual baking competition. Upon close analysis, we find a dangerous lack of diversity and biases towards cute, cuddly mammals.
Amphibians have been devastated by a chytrid fungus pandemic. Researchers immunized California red-legged frogs in Yosemite to give them a fighting chance at survival, with surprising results.
Melanesia’s tropical islands are home to at least 700 species of frogs – many with tiny ranges. We must safeguard these biological treasures.
In this week’s episode of The Conversation Weekly, we speak with three scientists who study the ways plants and animals evolve in a world dominated by humans.
Populations of Fleay’s barred frog in Australia’s ancient rainforests were decimated by the chytrid fungus. Now, the frogs have developed a natural resistance.
Research on Chernobyl frogs has shown that the ionising radiation caused by the accident triggered a process of natural selection among these animals.
Millions of years on. modern frogs and toads still haven’t learnt you can have too much of a good thing.
Habitat protection and restoration, advanced reproductive technologies and reintroduction procedures could help slow the decline of western chorus frogs and other amphibians.
Thousands of sick and dead frogs are turning up around Australia, bizarrely lying out in the open. If you see one, let these scientists know.
The insecticide Bti kills target organisms like mosquitoes and blackflies, but new research shows it may also have negative effects on non-target species like frogs.
While species are and will be affected everywhere by climate change, those already living in a warm climate will reach their tolerance threshold faster.
The rapid rate of species declines means we should trial potential solutions before it’s too late.
A unique design-science collaboration turns ecological data into an immersive digital portrait of a precious wetland.
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Curator, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology, Australian Museum, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, School of Environment, Science & Engineering, Southern Cross University
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Senior Researcher at the CIB based in the Department of Botany and Zoology, Stellenbosch University
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Professor, College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University
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The University of Melbourne
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Profesor Titular de Zoología / Associate Professor of Zoology, Universidad de Oviedo
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Australian Registry of Wildlife Health - Taronga Conservation Society Australia, University of Sydney
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