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First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

United States Geological Survey

USGS Initiative Studying Impact Of Climate...

[ Watch the Video: What is Climate Change ]redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports – Your Universe OnlineA US Geological Survey (USGS) effort to monitor the impact of climate change on amphibians living in the ponds and swamps of the southeastern United States ... [Published Red Orbit - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Amphibian, United States Geological Survey, Salamander

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Birdbooker Report 270 | @GrrlScientist

Compiled by an ardent bibliophile, this week's report includes The Eponym Dictionary of Amphibians; Megafauna: Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America; and a Photoalbum of the Birds of Uzbekistan; all of which were recently published in North America ... [Published Guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Eponym, Uzbekistan, Amphibian, Species, Amazon UK

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

A guide to Kenya’s wild places

I am going to tell you about a remarkable guide written by two, clearly, remarkable men. The book is Kenya: A Natural History. The authors are Stephen Sprawls and Glenn Matthews. The book is not a guidebook in the conventional sense; a conventional guide ... [Published Daily Nation - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Kenya, Nairobi, Amphibian, Geology, Gustav Fischer

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

US Bureau of Land Management

Spring heralded in by a frog's love serenade

It's official. Spring is finally here.How do I know?Well, it's certainly not from the calendar, which laughably (at least this year) announced spring's arrival two months ago. For those who never dared venture outside or spent the winter in warmer climates, ... [Published Individual.com - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Chris Floyd, US Bureau of Land Management, Amphibian

First reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 reports

Wild Pigs Overrunning National Park

Jean Lafitte National Park’s Barataria Preserve, south of New Orleans, faces serious challenges. Rising seas may drown the preserve in the next century. Canals dredged for shipping and oil exploration channel saltwater into the preserve’s freshwater marsh, ... [Published National Geographic - 11 hours ago]

Entities: Amphibian, Canalize, Reptile

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 2 reports

Most Distinct Species Mapped

Scientists have developed the first map of the world’s unique and most endangered mammals and amphibians.The map highlights the fact that only a fraction of the areas identified as critical for the conservation of these species are protected, BBC sai ... [Published Iran Daily - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Species, Jonathan Baillie, Amphibian

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

African Clawed Frog Spreads Deadly Amphibian Fungus

A species of frog, the African clawed frog ( Xenopus laevis ), initially used from the 1930s for human pregnancy tests, has been found to be a carrier of a deadly amphibian disease that now threatens hundreds of other species of frogs and salamanders ... [Published Inquisitr - 23 hours ago]

Entities: African Clawed Frog, Amphibian, Fungus

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

To manage your diabetes, Weird Science recommends the munchies

But it advises against using frog-based pregnancy tests.Marijuana may make you overeat, but it could be an effective diabetes treatment. Lighting up a bit of weed is often blamed for people going on uninhibited eating binges. So it's a bit of a surprise ... [Published ArsTechnica - May 18 2013]

Entities: Diabetes, Xenopus, Amphibian, Species

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Front-row seats to climate change

By day, insects provide the white noise of the South, but the night belongs to the amphibians. In a typical year, the Southern air hangs heavy from the humidity and the sounds of wildlife.The Southeast, home to more than 140 species of frogs, toads and ... [Published Bio-Medicine - May 17 2013]

Entities: Amphibian, Global Warming/Climate Change, Declination

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Deadly Amphibian Fungus Plagues Frogs

(ANIMAL SCIENCE) Beware, frogs! The chytrid fungus is out there! The lethal fungus, which seems to only harm amphibians, causes a thickening of the infected creature's skin and hinders the animal's breathing and electrolyte balance. Ultimately, the infection ... [Published Global Animal - May 17 2013]

Entities: Fungus, Amphibian, Vertebrate, Cardiac Arrest

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Gangetic River Dolphin, Dugong are now high-priority for conservation

NEW DELHI: The , Asian Elephant, Pangolin and Dugong (sea cow) are among some of the most endangered species from India that feature in the Evolutionary Distinct and Globally Endangered map recently developed by the . The map was developed to identify ... [Published Economic Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Dugong, Amphibian, Species, Bengal Slow Loris, Madagascar

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Global Patterns of Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered Amphibians and Mammals

The black-and-white ruffed lemur, Mexican salamander and Sunda pangolin all feature on the first map of the world’s most unique and threatened mammals and amphibians, released today by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).Scientists pinpointed areas ... [Published Docuticker - May 17 2013]

Entities: Amphibian, Zoological Society of London, Salamander

Quotes

"They seem to be doing pretty well now, but that's always the case before a decline," Floyd said. "The BureauBureau of Land Management wants to monitor the population so we can see if it starts declining here too."

Spring heralded in by a frog's love serenade [Published Individual.com - 5 hours ago]

...His take on the need for such identification is that, "this is the first global map to take into account species' uniqueness as well as threat." He now hopes the EDGE programmes will extend beyond the 40 spp. they have launched conservation projects in the past

Maps of the rare and unusual [Published Earthtimes.org - 21 hours ago]

...taking a variety of factors into account, the authors found that the rates in a given county went up if there were a coal-fired power plant in it. "The linear regression model suggests that for each additional coal plant in a given county, there would be an additional 1.96 suicide per 100,000 population" the authors conclude. No word on whether wind farms made people happier

To manage your diabetes, Weird Science recommends the munchies [Published ArsTechnica - May 18 2013]

"It essentially draws the lead out of the bird's body" Clark said

Bald eagle rescued in Gloucester returns to the wild [Published Hampton Roads Daily Press - May 18 2013]

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USGS Initiative Studying Impact Of Climate... [Published Red Orbit - 2 hours ago]
Swooping swallows, buzzing bees and darting dra... [Published West Sussex County Times - 3 hours ago]
Birdbooker Report 270 \| @GrrlScientist [Published Guardian.co.uk - 3 hours ago]
A guide to Kenya’s wild places [Published Daily Nation - 5 hours ago]
Spring heralded in by a frog's love serenade [Published Individual.com - 5 hours ago]
6,000 ducks die of plague in Thrissur [Published New Indian Express - 10 hours ago]
Wild Pigs Overrunning National Park [Published National Geographic - 11 hours ago]
Friday, May 17th will be the 40th Anniversary o... [Published Willits News - 12 hours ago]
Most Distinct Species Mapped [Published Iran Daily - 19 hours ago]
Maps of the rare and unusual [Published Earthtimes.org - 21 hours ago]
2013 Best of MN: Recreation [Published Minneapolis Star Tribune - 21 hours ago]
The morning the oak was felled [Published Business Mirror - 22 hours ago]
African Clawed Frog Spreads Deadly Amphibian Fu... [Published Inquisitr - 23 hours ago]
To manage your diabetes, Weird Science recommen... [Published ArsTechnica - May 18 2013]
Nairobi Park Diary: A Terrapin territory [Published The Star (Kenya) - May 18 2013]
Alien Planets, Galaxy S4, Crazy Ants, Ice Tsuna... [Published ITechPost - May 18 2013]
Today's News: State of the North’s wildlife is ... [Published The Journal - May 18 2013]
State of the North's wildlife is revealed by na... [Published NewsRT.co.uk - May 18 2013]
Short And Long-Eared Owls [Published Jamestown Post-Journal - May 18 2013]
Bald eagle rescued in Gloucester returns to the... [Published Hampton Roads Daily Press - May 18 2013]
Connecticut May Let Students Opt Out of Dissection [Published Care2 - May 18 2013]
Flood victims accuse Aquino govt of... [Published Bulatlat.com - May 18 2013]
Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend briefs [Published Wicked Local Wellesley - May 17 2013]
Front-row seats to climate change [Published Bio-Medicine - May 17 2013]
Deadly Amphibian Fungus Plagues Frogs [Published Global Animal - May 17 2013]
Front-row seats to climate change [Published Water Conserve: News - May 17 2013]
Front-row seats to climate change [Published EurekAlert! - May 17 2013]
"Bioblitz" Planned at Sinnemahoning State Park,... [Published Reuters - May 17 2013]
Summer camp listings for Mobile, Baldwin counties [Published al.com - May 17 2013]
Second-graders send their frogs into the wild [Published Star News Online - May 17 2013]

Blogs

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Frogs in California harbor deadly amphibian pat... [Published Stanford News Headlines - May 17 2013] The African clawed frog, which were brought to the U.S. a century ago, harbor a fungal infection that is decimating amphibian populations worldwide, according to a School of Medicine study of these frogs in California. ...
Frogs in California harbor deadly amphibian pat... [Published News from Stanford's School of Medicine - May 15 2013] Researchers have provided the first evidence that African clawed frogs in California harbor a deadly fungal infection that is decimating amphibian populations across the globe. ...
barcelona, day three [Published we move to canada - May 13 2013] What a day we've had. We had two incredible architecture experiences today, one of them among the most astounding buildings we have ever seen. It was also a long day. We are currently recuperating in our hotel room. Allan's blisters have blisters.* ...
Amphibian Species with a Chemical Defence Live ... [Published Fight Aging! - May 13 2013] When it comes to evolutionary influences on longevity , the evidence supports the idea that species with a high mortality rate due to external causes (e.g. being eaten) will tend to be short-lived . There is no evolutionary pressure to develop the ...
Global Warming: Halfway to a Mass Extinction Ev... [Published naked capitalism - May 13 2013] By Gaius Pubius, a professional writer living on the West Coast. Follow him on Twitter @Gaius_Publius. Cross posted from AmericaBlog As you may know, we’ve restarted our climate crisis writing here at La Maison, beginning with this piece, a global ...

Audio/Video

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Regulations Keeping the Latest Technology Out o... [Published FOX Business - Video - Apr 05 2013]
Flesh-Eating Larva Lures Amphibian to Its Doom [Published Uploads by wired - Nov 23 2012]

Press Releases

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George J. Malmberg, Chief Executive Officer of ... [Published Business Wire - Apr 23 2013]
U.K. Minister of State for Business and Energy ... [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - Apr 22 2013]
FEV supports the development of the breakthroug... [Published PR Newswire: Financial Services - Apr 15 2013]
World's First Personal Sports Amphibian on Disp... [Published Auto & Transportation - Mar 07 2013]
World’s First High-Speed Amphibian Debuts at Mi... [Published EON Transportation - Feb 13 2013]