Amphibians

Hope for amphibians: the comeback stories

As many as 222 amphibian species could already have gone extinct, and 2,873 are in danger of extinction, says the second Global Amphibian Assessment, which has been published on 4 October 2023 in the journal Nature. This is our third and final piece on the second Global Amphibian Assessment. Part I summarised the science, [...]

By |2023-10-06T16:32:59+00:00October 6th, 2023|Amphibians, Extinction, Global Amphibian Assessment, IUCN, Knowledge Base, Red Listing|Comments Off on Hope for amphibians: the comeback stories

Amphibian extinctions: forgotten today, gone tomorrow

As many as 222 amphibian species could already have gone extinct, and 2,873 are in danger of extinction, says the second Global Amphibian Assessment, which has been published on 4 October 2023 in the journal Nature. Our first piece covering this monument of amphibian research dives into the importance of amphibians, the key threats [...]

By |2023-10-09T09:46:27+00:00October 5th, 2023|Amphibians, Extinction, Global Amphibian Assessment, IUCN, Knowledge Base, Red Listing|Comments Off on Amphibian extinctions: forgotten today, gone tomorrow

The overlooked extinction crisis: amphibians

As many as 222 amphibian species could already have gone extinct, and 2,873 are in danger of extinction, says the second Global Amphibian Assessment, which has been published in the journal Nature. The study analyses two decades’ worth of data from around the world, evaluating the extinction risk of 8,011 amphibian species for the [...]

By |2023-10-09T09:45:13+00:00October 4th, 2023|Amphibians, Extinction, Global Amphibian Assessment, IUCN, Knowledge Base, Red Listing|Comments Off on The overlooked extinction crisis: amphibians

In it for the long haul: Saving the giant squeaker frog

Wildlife corridors through oil palm plantations. Local communities saving the world’s rarest crocodile from extinction. Sweeping new protections for EU seabed. A ground-breaking coalition for amphibian conservation. When conservation organisations have access to flexible, reliable funding, their impact can be revolutionary. In this series, we look back at major conservation victories facilitated by our [...]

By |2023-10-18T11:12:09+00:00September 27th, 2023|Amphibians, Approach, Conservation Optimism, Forests, Long term funding|Comments Off on In it for the long haul: Saving the giant squeaker frog

Amphibians and culture III: restoring positive narratives in India and South Africa

Amphibians occupy a complex place in cultures around the world. Throughout history, these vibrant, shape-shifting creatures of land and water have been met with both wonder and hostility. In the final part of this series Amphibians and Culture, Senior Programme Officer Pria Ghosh discusses how strong feelings about amphibians—both positive and negative—shape amphibian conservation [...]

By |2023-08-23T13:48:00+00:00June 6th, 2023|Amphibians, Amphibians and Culture|Comments Off on Amphibians and culture III: restoring positive narratives in India and South Africa

Amphibians and culture II: mutual flourishing in Central and South America

Amphibians occupy a complex place in cultures around the world. Throughout history, these vibrant, shape-shifting creatures of land and water have been met with both wonder and hostility.  In the second part of this new series Amphibians and Culture, Amphibian Programme officer Pria Ghosh discusses the cultural role of amphibians in Central and South [...]

By |2023-06-09T08:26:03+00:00May 24th, 2023|Amphibians, Amphibians and Culture, Conservation Optimism|Comments Off on Amphibians and culture II: mutual flourishing in Central and South America

Amphibians and culture I: European superstition and ambivalence

Amphibians occupy a complex place in cultures around the world. Throughout history, these vibrant, shape-shifting creatures of land and water have been met with both wonder and hostility. In the first part of this new series Amphibians and Culture, Senior Programme Officer Pria Ghosh discusses how European societies constructed negative views of amphibians through [...]

By |2023-06-09T08:26:28+00:00May 11th, 2023|Amphibians, Amphibians and Culture, Culture|Comments Off on Amphibians and culture I: European superstition and ambivalence
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