Moving populations from one place to another is a conservation strategy called translocation. The new green and golden bell ...

In Australia, unique species abound – from koalas and kangaroos to wombats and emus. Now, the western laughing frog and a spider named for Tom Hardy are among the 750 new species recognized on the ...

Roy M. Farman received funding from the Research Training Program through the University of New South Wales. Mike Archer has received funding from the Australian Research Council, the Australian ...

Laura Brannelly receives funding from The Australian Research Council. Alex Wendt receives funding from the Ecological Society of Australia Danielle Wallace receives funding from the Ecological ...

Frogs need water. Almost all of the world's 7,900 known frog species breed in fresh water. And when it rains, these amphibians erupt into a chorus of calls—croaks, trills, cheeps and bellows—to ...

Researchers in Australia have sounded the alarm after discovering that a threatened frog species has been interbreeding with a more abundant variety, hindering conservation efforts. The discovery, ...

A first database has been compiled of the frog and freshwater fish species on hundreds of Australian islands. It was developed at The University of Queensland to help target conservation efforts ...

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 ...

Scientists found “bright”-eyed creatures with a “whirring” call in a rainforest and discovered a new species, a study said. Google Street View May 2010 ...

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 ...