Under-road Tunnels Help Great crested Newts

2019-04-07T07:36:04-04:00September 27th, 2018|Latest News, Partner Updates|

The Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) is a European protected species and declining in the UK. This species is being affected primarily by habitat loss and fragmentation. Habitat fragmentation is of particular importance for Great Crested Newts since they typically live in a metapopulation structure and for long-term survival require […]

New Endangered Species Refuge Designated in Ghana

2019-04-07T07:33:57-04:00September 14th, 2018|Latest News, Partner Updates|

On August 21st, the Ghanaian government approved the designation of 847 acres — the size of Central Park — as the new Onepone Endangered Species Refuge, safeguarding habitat for numerous threatened species. Rainforest Trust worked closely with its local partner Herp Conservation Ghana to establish this protected area in Ghana’s […]

Detroit Zoological Society searching for new mayor of Amphibiville

2019-04-07T07:31:27-04:00September 14th, 2018|Latest News, Partner Updates|

The Detroit Zoological Society (DZS) is looking for a “toadly” new candidate to leap into office this November as Mayor of Amphibiville.  The 2-acre wetland village that is home to the Detroit Zoo’s National Amphibian Conservation Center is seeking a “newt” leader for a two-year term.

Amphibiville’s outgoing mayor – Trinity […]

Creating a SAFE (Saving Amphibians from Extinction) haven from chytrid

2019-04-07T07:03:24-04:00September 11th, 2018|Latest News, Partner Updates|

The Mountain Chicken Recovery Programme (MCRP) have recently begun the first phase of trials in the creation of an environmental SAFE haven from the deadly amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium dendroatidis, more commonly known as chytrid.

The mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax), now Critically Endangered as a direct result of the fungus, is a […]

Call for Proposals: Partnering with Rainforest Trust to Protect Key Biodiversity Areas

2019-04-07T07:29:32-04:00September 7th, 2018|Latest News, Partner Updates|

Rainforest Trust, an Amphibian Survival Alliance Partner, works with local conservation organizations across the tropics to create new protected areas. At the World Conservation Congress in 2016, Rainforest Trust launched the SAVES Challenge, our commitment to direct $100 million toward creating new protected areas to save the world’s most threatened species. Through the […]

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