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A new and unusual species of frog has been found in New York. Scientists have undertaken genetic tests and have confirmed that it is a new species. Due to their scarcity there have been calls for the frogs to be protected by a conservation order.
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Peterborough -
There is an unseen migration in the British countryside at this time of year as toads make their way back to the ponds where they were spawned, in order to breed. Many would end up under the wheels of cars, but for a small army of volunteers.
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Jerusalem -
A frog, previously believed to have perished, has been (re)discovered. The Hula painted frog, found in Israel, has been thought to be extinct for the last 15 years.
The last Hula frog was found in Northern Israel back in the 1950s.
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Santiago -
Researchers in Concepción, Chile, have succeeded in ex-situ breeding of threatened Darwin’s little frog. Good news, as scientists commemorate the anniversary of Charles Darwin’s death, which occurred on April 19, 1882.
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An Australian researcher announced Friday that the traffic noise in the city of Melbourne ruins the sex lives urban frogs.
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The night season has set in. The rain drops are striking at a ferocious pace and tiny rain drops find their way on to my bed through the tile roof house of mine.
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People from two neighboring villages in Bangladesh conducted a marriage ceremony between two frogs as part of a custom believed to bring rain to the region.
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Jumping spiders, a tiny chirping frog and an elegant striped gecko are among more than 50 species believed new to science were discovered
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An analysis of UN trade data shows up to one billion wild frogs are consumed each year. Researchers worry the amphibian population may be affected considerably in the near future.
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In a rural village in India, two seven-year-old girls were married to frogs to prevent the outbreak of mysterious diseases in their area.
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Critically endangered green-eyed frogs from Costa Rica take up residence in a shipping container in Cheshire.
Critically endangered frogs that were reintroduced to the Caribbean island of Montserrat are surviving, say conservationists.
Critically endangered green-eyed frogs from Costa Rica have taken up residence in a shipping container in the Cheshire countryside.
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A chytrid-infected frog (above). Humans surely have a vested interested in keeping amphibian species alive and well—not the least of which is the potential for one day finding amphibian-based cures for human diseases. In recent years, scientists have found potential antibiotics [13] and even a potential HIV-blocking compound [14], now in clinical trials, in the thin layer of permeable frog skin. And amphibian losses will no doubt have major impacts on ecosystems. Amphibians often make up the l
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