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On warm spring nights in Lebanon, New Hampshire, volunteers become crossing guards for migrating frogs and salamanders. These amphibian heroes help spotted salamanders, wood frogs, and spring peepers safely reach their breeding pools without becoming roadkill.
Hundreds of volunteers in Poland don reflective vests on rainy spring nights to carry migrating frogs and toads safely across a deadly roadway. The citizen-led "Frog Patrol" has rescued 18,000 amphibians since launching three years ago.
Every spring, volunteers in Philadelphia help thousands of toads safely cross busy streets to reach their breeding grounds. The Toad Detour program has rescued 22,000 amphibians over the years. #
Scientists in Peru discovered a new species of miniature frog that carries its eggs in a special pouch and actually feeds nutrients to developing babies through its skin. The finding reveals that these tiny amphibians share more in common with mammals than previously thought.
Over 1,000 volunteers in New York's Hudson Valley have helped 51,000 salamanders, frogs, and toads safely cross roads during spring migrations since 2009. Their nighttime rescue missions protect rare species and provide crucial data for long-term conservation efforts.
Volunteers in New Jersey spent an evening helping salamanders, toads, and frogs safely cross a busy road during their spring migration to breeding pools. In just one night, they guided 191 amphibians to safety. #
Everyday residents in Connecticut are becoming citizen scientists to protect frogs and toads in their local wetlands. Their observations feed into a national conservation database that's making a real difference for amphibian survival.
For the first time since 2009, critically endangered Panamanian golden frogs are being released back into their natural habitat after a devastating fungal disease wiped them out completely. Scientists are studying how these captive-bred frogs adapt to the wild, paving the way for saving other endangered amphibian species.
After disappearing from the wild for nearly two decades, Panama's national symbol is hopping back into the forest. A deadly fungus wiped out every golden frog in the country, but conservationists just pulled off what seemed impossible.
Wildlife volunteers in the Netherlands are working overtime to protect migrating amphibians from traffic and nighttime runners. Their dedication has already saved thousands of toads, frogs, and salamanders this season.
Fossils discovered in 1960s Australia sat forgotten in U.S. storage for 50 years before a chance reunion rewrote the story of ancient amphibians that survived Earth's worst mass extinction. The rediscovered creature traveled the globe both in life and death.
A groundbreaking study reveals that protecting Earth's vertebrates requires tackling multiple threats at once, not just habitat loss. The research offers hope that coordinated conservation efforts can actually reverse population declines.
Green and golden bell frogs are hopping back into Australian wetlands after vanishing in 1981, thanks to scientists who built 180 heated shelters that protect them from a deadly fungus. Over 300 captive-bred frogs are getting a second chance at wild life around Canberra.
After finding 700 squashed toads last year, Emma Hallewell rallied 60 volunteers to help hundreds of migrating amphibians safely cross a deadly road. The Toad Patrol is ready to spring into action this February with buckets, torches, and a whole lot of heart.
A world-first project in Canberra is using tiny heated greenhouses and saltwater pools to help frogs fight off a deadly fungus that's wiped out 500 species worldwide. If it works, this simple solution could save amphibians across the globe.
Green and golden bell frogs are hopping back into the Australian Capital Territory for the first time since a deadly fungus wiped them out four decades ago. Scientists have built tiny saunas and saltwater spas to protect the endangered amphibians from the disease that killed 90 frog species worldwide.
Fewer than 1,000 Darwin's frogs survive in Chile and Argentina, but a breakthrough discovery about the fungus killing them offers new hope. The tiny frog carries its tadpoles in its vocal sac until they're fully developed, a behavior found nowhere else in nature.