Several times each summer, Iowans drive set routes at night and turn a discerning ear to the 16 unique frog and toad songs ...

Friends of the Rouge want to recruit volunteers to ID the sounds of eight frog and toad species to monitor the health of the ...

As winter turns to spring, people are excited to get outdoors again, and Medina County Park District is offering many opportunities during the month of March.

Blizzards, snow squalls, and the dreaded polar vortex kept a grip on Canada this past winter. We’re finally emerging from the deep freeze to find the first breaths of spring scooting north of the ...

In the depths of winter, when temperatures plummet below freezing, most animals migrate or hibernate to survive. However, one remarkable amphibian defies conventional survival strategies with an ...

Silent night? Not in many parts of Alabama that are home to chorus frogs. The Ornate Chorus frog has black splotches and a distinct call. Its prime breeding time is December. “It’s just a real sharp, ...

Outside the Contemplative Sciences Center, there’s a man-made pond created to capture storm water. It’s home to fish, frogs, turtles and other aquatic life. It’s also the control center for a work of ...

Harbinger, by definition, means to herald the coming of. A harbinger could be a bad omen, but it is commonly used in the positive sense to announce the arrival of something good/nice. I’d like to ...

Wood frogs are among the earliest frogs to breed in the spring, and this male was using the vernal pool at the University of Mount Union’s nature center for that purpose. Characterized by black ...

Crossing roads is a dangerous part of the migratory journey for many amphibians. In Monkton, Vermont, two tunnels beneath a street are helping frogs, salamanders and other creatures reach their ...

On April Friday 25, the Catherine Violet Hubbard Animal Sanctuary (CVHAS) held its annual “Frog Watch” at Dickinson Park. Representatives from Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo, Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk ...

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