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Falcons and snakes call Sydney home
An ecology survey of Sydney's inner city Monday found it is home to a variety of wildlife, including peregrine falcons and the dangerous red-bellied black snake.
May 23, 2011 |
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Unique frog helps amphibian conservation efforts
A tropical frog – the only one of its kind in the world – is providing conservationists with exclusive insights into the genetic make-up of its closest endangered relatives.
Mar 07, 2011 |
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Search for 'lost' frogs yields important warnings, few findings
A glimmer of hope, but much cause for concern. Those are the reactions from teams of scientists from around the world that have returned from an unprecedented search for 100 species of “lost” amphibians ...
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Florida frogs floated from Cuba
Two species of invasive frog which are hopping their way through Florida probably got to the state by hitching a ride on floating debris from Cuba, according to a study published on Wednesday.
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Six species of Haiti's 'lost frogs' are found
Conservationists say they have found six rare frog species that are unique to the Caribbean nation of Haiti and have not been seen in about two decades.
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Climate change affects amphibian breeding, researchers find
If you hear frogs calling and it seems like the wrong time of year, scientists say it may be due to climate change. Researchers from the University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, writing in the Proceedings of ...
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Discovery: Some frogs eliminate foreign objects via their bladders
(PhysOrg.com) -- Three species of Australian frogs have been found to be able to move transmitters implanted in them to their bladders for elimination. This process appears to be a unique way of eliminating ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Frog skin may provide 'kiss of death' for antibiotic-resistant germs
Kissing a frog won't turn it into a prince — except in fairy tales — but frogs may be hopping toward a real-world transformation into princely allies in humanity's battle with antibiotic-resistant infections ...
Aug 26, 2010 |
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'Ribbit Radio' shows frog population estimates are likely flawed
Scientists track amphibian populations because these animals are sensitive to changes in their environment and can serve as "canaries in the coal mine" to give researchers early warnings about pollution or ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Two new frog species discovered in Panama's fungal war zone
Trying to stay ahead of a deadly disease that has wiped out more than 100 species, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute continue to discover new frog species in Panama: Pristimantis ed ...
May 26, 2010 |
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Prehistoric frogs face extinction
The world's most ancient frogs may soon be mined to extinction, if the New Zealand government's plans to open up a conservation area for mining go ahead.
May 20, 2010 |
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Amorous slug, orange snake among finds on Borneo
A lungless frog, a frog that flies and a slug that shoots love darts are among 123 new species found in Borneo since 2007 in a project to conserve one of the oldest rain forests in the world.
Apr 22, 2010 |
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1.6 million acres of California land designated as habitat for endangered frog
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Tuesday designated 1.6 million acres in California as critical habitat for the endangered red-legged frog, made famous by Mark Twain in his story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras ...
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Killer fungus threatening amphibians
Amphibians like frogs and toads have existed for 360 million years and survived when the dinosaurs didn't, but a new aquatic fungus is threatening to make many of them extinct, according to an article in the ...
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Scientists find frog legs trade may facilitate spread of pathogens
Most countries throughout the world participate in the $40-million-per-year culinary trade of frog legs in some way, with 75 percent of frog legs consumed in France, Belgium and the United States. Scientists ...
Nov 19, 2009 |
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