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Frogs are ‘mysteriously’ dying in large numbers in Australia, again, scientists warn

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Frogs across Australia are dropping dead in large numbers due to reasons yet unidentified for the second consecutive winter, ...

From frog saunas to medicated baths: Scientists battle a global amphibian plague

What may sound like a spa day for frogs is all part of a global effort to fight the chytrid fungus — the deadly pathogen responsible for what scientists have called the largest disease-driven loss of ...
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Frog whisperer: Australian scientist speaks to frogs, fears their silence

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Wading through a moonlit pond on Australia's east coast talking to frogs makes Michael Mahony feel like a kid again. The 70-year-old biology professor and conservationist at ...
Los Angeles Times

Species of frog thought to be extinct found in Australia

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. SYDNEY — A species of frog thought to have been extinct for 30 years has ...
Forbes

Endangered Australian Frog Songs Are Hopping Their Way Up The ARIA Music Chart

Are you STILL trying to find the perfect holiday gift for the person who has everything, or who wants nothing? How about an album featuring the love songs of Endangered Australian frogs? Green and ...
EurekAlert!

Australia’s oldest prehistoric tree frog hops 22 million years back in time

Newly discovered evidence of Australia’s earliest species of tree frog challenges what we know about when Australian and South American frogs parted ways on the evolutionary tree. Previously, ...
The Conversation

Dead, shrivelled frogs are unexpectedly turning up across eastern Australia. We need your help to find out why

Jodi Rowley is the Lead Scientist of the Australian Museum's citizen science project, FrogID. She has received funding from the NSW Saving Our Species program and other state, federal and philanthopic ...
Idaho Statesman

Odd-colored creature photographed in Australia. See the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ sighting

Scientists at a wildlife sanctuary in Australia found an odd-colored frog due to a rare mutation. A photo shows the “once-in-a-lifetime” sight. Photo from J. Barker and the Australian Wildlife ...
The Washington Post

A fungus is killing frogs. Homemade saunas might save them, scientists say.

A fungal infection some scientists consider one of the worst wildlife diseases of all time is wreaking havoc on the global frog population. Now, scientists say they’ve discovered a way to help frogs ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Critically Endangered Spotted Tree Frogs Released Into the Wild in Australia

Spotted tree frogs are critically endangered in New South Wales. Jason Edwards via Getty Images Officials have released eighty critically endangered spotted tree frogs into Kosciuszko National Park in ...
New York Post

Australian scientist speaks to frogs, fears their silence

SYDNEY, June 24 – Wading through a moonlit pond on Australia’s east coast talking to frogs makes Michael Mahony feel like a kid again. The 70-year-old biology professor and conservationist at ...