Global amphibians in deep trouble
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Almost a third of the world's amphibian species are confronted by the prospect of extinction, naturalists say.
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The population of North America's largest salamander is plummeting in Missouri and Arkansas, and scientists from five states met to consider how to prevent the creature's disappearance.
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The growing number of deformed frogs in recent years is caused at least partly by runoff from farming and ranching, new research indicates.
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BANGKOK : Conservationists are preparing for key battles at a global wildlife summit in Bangkok as officials warn that the battle to save endangered species is being hampered by lumbering bureaucracy, unwilling governments and a cash crisis.
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Within the Global Monitoring for Environment an
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Small, warty, and poisonous enough to kill crocodiles, the cane toad has wreaked havoc in parts of Australia. Experts say climate change is benefiting the invasive species.
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Description: A long-awaited assessment of frog, toad and salamander populations around the world finds nearly one-third of species are threatened with extinction.
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Almost 16,000 species are now threatened by extinction, according to the World Conservation Union&#39;s annual Red List released today.
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Utah wildlife officials are alarmed over the presence of American bullfrogs. Acting on a tip from a golfer, biologists confirmed the frogs were in a pond at Roosevelt Golf Course. They have moved elsewhere in the Uinta Basin in eastern Utah, 150 miles east of Salt Lake City.
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The global extinction crisis is worse than thought, because thousands of &quot;affiliated&quot; species also at risk do not figure in calculations.
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By Prasanna Raman  * ON the editorial floor where I sit, often a frog's croaking is heard. The first time I heard it, my colleagues and I thought a frog was moonlighting as a journalist here. But, it was just the journalist's cell phone's ringtone.
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Fearful that growing pressure for development could cause the loss of vital plants and animals, biologists and conservationists are trying to rally new interest in protecting tropical forests and the keys they may hold for vital medicines.
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Attacks by elephants on villages, people and other animals are on the rise. Some researchers are pointing to a species-wide trauma and the fraying of the fabric of pachyderm society.
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The North American bullfrog population is booming. That may sound like good news, but it isn't&#151;not when the frog has leaped far beyond its native habitat.
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A purple fluorescent frog is one of  24 new species found in the South American highlands of  Suriname, conservationists reported on Monday, warning that  these creatures are threatened by illegal gold mining.
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Scientists and officials strengthened efforts to forestall the extinction of thousands of species and protect the world's habitats in talks in Bangkok, but governments need to work harder to promote conservation, an international environment agency said Thursday.
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Scientists and conservationists called on Pacific countries Friday to step up efforts to protect leatherback turtles that are on the brink of extinction.