Area of Focus: Amphibians

Researchers witnessed an American robin attempting to prey on a red-backed salamander

Understanding methylmercury levels can help determine when species may be at risk from the toxin

Surveys reveal that two species don’t fare well in urban areas with increased human sound and light pollution

Perkinsea infects gopher frogs, which already have conservation challenges

Dogs are best at detecting the amphibians when there’s venting present and in clay soil

The Wyoming Toad Conservation Area and Tennessee’s Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge are the newest additions

Climate change poses a growing threat, a recent assessment found

Arachnids can be an indicator of mercury pollution in bats, birds and amphibians

Hellbent on Conservation: Biologists wade a ‘never-ending stream of challenges’ to conserve at-risk hellbenders

Northern leopard frogs raised in Edmonton Valley Zoo