The Amphibian Ark (AArk) was created in 2006 from a joint effort of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the IUCN/SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group, and the IUCN/SSC Amphibian Specialist Group to develop short-term ex situ assurance programs for […]
Dear ASA partners and friends,
Please have a look at the following opportunities:
1) EDGE Protected and Conserved Area Fund. ASA partners Rainforest Trust, Zoological Society of London and other NGOs launched a new fund aimed at safeguarding Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered (EDGE) species. These species have few close relatives […]
ASA partner Amphibian Ark (AArk) has a position open for a Program Officer to work with a small, dedicated team and committed partners to advance AArk’s mission of ensuring the survival and diversity of amphibian species focusing on those that cannot currently be safe-guarded in their natural environments. […]
In August 2022 a diverse team of researchers, conservationists, artists, and representatives of local and Indigenous communities and park rangers met at Estación Experimental San Lorenzo in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Colombia with one common objective in mind: studying and preserving Harlequin Toads (genus Atelopus). The […]
Table Mountain stands isolated – an ancient, rocky beacon of biodiversity amidst the bustling city Cape Town at the south-western tip of Africa. Its fairytale gorges and tea-coloured streams are home to an iconic but elusive amphibian – the Table Mountain Ghost Frog. The Ghosts of Table Mountain […]
