Someone can’t care about what they don’t know or see

I started Key Conservation because I wanted a way for conservationists to be able to reach out to the world when the unexpected happened. You can’t plan for a lioness getting stuck in a snare or a GPS unit malfunctioning but they happen. For smaller conservation organizations moments like these […]

The journey of the Mapping Malabar Tree Toad program logo

By Kaushik Kannan and Srushti Chiddarwar, Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology

Beginning of the journey

The ideation behind this logo was a long and time consuming process. We faced a bunch of challenges along the way and it was imperative that all designing minds were on deck to overcome them. […]

Description of the tadpole of Telmatobius brachydactylus (Anura: Telmatobiidae)

By Luis Castillo and César Aguilar, Grupo RANA and Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos

The Amable Maria Frog (Telmatobius brachydactylus) is a semiaquatic amphibian species endemic to the high Andes of the central region in Peru, occurring at altitudes between 4000 and 4600 m. According to the IUCN, the species […]

First population estimates for two CR frogs from Madagascar

By Izabela Barata and Jeff Dawson, Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

Anodonthyla vallani and Anilany helenae are microhylid frogs only known from the vicinity of their type localities, in Ambohitantely Special Reserve, Madagascar, where they occur at high-altitude forests at around 1500 m elevation. Anodonthyla vallani is found on tree trunks several […]

Mitsinjo’s captive breeding program

By RAKOTOARISOA Justin Claude, Project Supervisor Mitsinjo Toby Sahona Andasibe-Madagascar

Between the months of August and September, 2020 substantial progress was made towards the objectives of the captive breeding at Mitsinjo research center. In total, 106 terraria are occupied with 11 common species and one critically endangered species. As counted by […]

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