endangered species

  1. F

    Endangered Species Survey: Missing Frogs Found, Others Feared Extinct

    Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over20 years with the Bronx Zoo. In 2010, 33 teams of researchers set out across 21 countries to search for the hundreds of...
  2. F

    US Reptiles, Amphibians Need Hobbyists' Help & Federal Protection

    Hi All, Over 200 species of amphibians have become extinct in the last 30 years, a crisis looms for Asian turtles, and recent studies suggest global declines in snake and lizard populations (please see this article). Conservationists in the USA should feel somewhat optimistic about native...
  3. F

    “World’s 100 Rarest Species” Listed – What do you think?

    Hi All, A unique list of species facing imminent extinction was released by the Zoological Society of London at the recent (September, 2012) World Conservation Congress in Jeju, South Korea. Included were a number of reptiles, amphibians and a tarantula. As a former member of several IUCN...
Back
Top