The December 2019 Frogress Report updated readers on progress with the ex situ component of the long-term strategy to mitigate the likely impacts of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus on Papua New Guinean frogs, i.e. opening of the country’s first public display for PNG frogs, at the Port Moresby Nature Park.
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The IUCN SSC Asian Species Action Partnership (ASAP), and Amphibian Survival Alliance Partner, with support from Fondation Segré, has launched a Rapid Action Fund for tackling the extinction crisis in Southeast Asia. Small grants are now available for urgent conservation action that focuses on Critically Endangered land and freshwater vertebrate […]
SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana is proud to announce the re-launch of Ghana’s most loved interactive social media competition, Ghana Online Amphibian Literacy (GOAL) Project. Starting from 29th June to 27th November 2020, GOAL will be used to throw spotlight and raise awareness about unique amphibian species and their habitats in […]
Fundación Atelopus is a Colombian NGO formed in 2018 that works for the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in the Caribbean region. Our work is mainly focused on species of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, also known as “the world’s most irreplaceable spot for biodiversity”. Together with the Universidad […]
The 9th World Congress of Herpetology (WCH) was held from 5–10 January 2020 at the University of Otago, in Dunedin, New Zealand, the home of ASG Co-Chair Professor Phil Bishop. WCH takes place every 3-4 years, with the aim of promoting herpetological research, education and conservation. Professor Bishop and his […]
