New, expanded Amphibian Ark Conservation Grants Program
Amphibian Ark is pleased to announce its new, expanded Conservation Grants Program. Their new grants program includes a range of additional granting opportunities, including start-up grants for new projects, multi-year project grants, scholarships for workshop attendance and mentorship for existing captive programs. They’ve also added some new guidelines and requirements […]
Sleeping Children of the Mountains: Guatemala’s rare and secretive amphibians
Bolitoglossa jacksoni, the lost ‘Golden Wonder’ salamander. Image: Carlos Vasquez Almazan
By Nina Seale, Engagement Assistant, Synchronicity Earth
Synchronicity Earth is proud to announce a new partner for our rapidly developing Amphibian Programme: Foundation for Ecodevelopment and Conservation (FUNDAECO) in Guatemala. FUNDAECO, also an Amphibian Survival Alliance Partner, is an […]
A year in review for ZSL
ZSL’s Amphibian Thematic Group has had a busy year. In April, ZSL hosted a symposium which approached chytrid fungi and ranaviruses as a combined threat to amphibians. Researchers and on-the-ground conservationists outlined the issues and reported on the outcomes of field mitigations and went on to develop strategies for combating rapidly […]
Papua New Guinea’s first public display for native frogs
The first phase of on-ground work to strengthen a secure future for Papua New Guinea frogs was recently completed at the Port Moresby Nature Park. Part of a larger, long-term strategy to mitigate the likely impacts of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus on PNG frogs, the project has seen the country’s […]
You can learn more about the work of ASA Partners by visiting their websites:
| Partner Name | Regional Scope of Work | Website |
|---|---|---|
| African Amphibian Conservation Research Group, North-West University | Afrotropical | www.natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/aacrg |
| Anura Africa | Afrotropical | www.anuraafrica.org |
| Association Mitsinjo | Afrotropical | www.associationmitsinjo.wordpress.com |
| Biodiversity and Development Institute | Afrotropical | www.thebdi.org |
| Elgon Wildlife Conservation Organization | Afrotropical | www.elgonwildlifeconservation.org |
| Endangered Wildlife Trust | Afrotropical | www.ewt.org.za |
| Fundação Kissama | Afrotropical | www.fundacaokissama.co.ao |
| Herp Conservation Ghana | Afrotropical | www.herpghana.org |
| Madagascar Fauna and Flora Group | Afrotropical | www.madagascarfaunaflora.org |
| Madagasikara Voakajy | Afrotropical | www.madagasikara-voakajy.org |
| Reptile and Amphibian Program, Sierra Leone | Afrotropical | www.rapsl.org |
| Save Ghana Frogs | Afrotropical | www.savethefrogs.com/ghana |
| Sciences de la Vie et de l'Environnement (SVE), Faculty of Sciences | Afrotropical | www.univ-mahajanga.edu.mg |
| Taita Taveta Wildlife Forum | Afrotropical | www.ttwforum.org |
| Togolese Society for Nature Conservation | Afrotropical | www.agbo-zegue.org |
| Voice of Nature | Afrotropical | https://vonat.org |
| Auckland Zoo | Australasian | www.aucklandzoo.co.nz |
| Zoos Victoria | Australasian | www.zoo.org.au |
| University of Newcastle, Conservation Science Research Group | Australasian | https://www.newcastle.edu.au/research/centre/conservation-science |
| Amphibian Ark | Global | www.amphibianark.org |
| AmphibiaWeb | Global | www.amphibiaweb.org |
| Chester Zoo | Global | www.chesterzoo.org |
| Conservation Evidence | Global | www.conservationevidence.com |
| Conservation Planning Specialist Group | Global | www.cpsg.org |
| Detroit Zoological Society | Global | www.detroitzoo.org |
| Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust | Global | www.durrell.org |
| Re:wild | Global | www.globalwildlife.org |
| IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group | Global | www.iucn-amphibians.org |
| Key Conservation | Global | www.keyconservation.org |
| Monitor Conservation Research Society | Global | www.mcrsociety.org |
| Rainforest Trust | Global | www.rainforesttrust.org |
| Royal Zoological Society of Scotland | Global | https://www.rzss.org.uk |
| Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute | Global | www.nationalzoo.si.edu/conservation |
| Synchronicity Earth | Global | www.synchronicityearth.org |
| Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust | Global | www.wwct.org.uk |
| Zoological Society of London | Global | www.zsl.org |
| Zoo Frankfurt | Global | www.zoo-frankfurt.de |
| Asian Species Action Partnership | Indomalayan | www.speciesonthebrink.org |
| Help Earth | Indomalayan | www.helpearth.co.in |
| Herpetological Society of Singapore | Indomalayan | https://herpsocsg.com |
| PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi | Indomalayan | https://www.uaar.edu.pk/frw/index.php |
| Wildlife Trust of India | Indomalayan | wti.org.in |
| Caribbean Partners for Amphibian and Reptile Conservation | Neoptropical | www.facebook.com/CaribPARC |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Nearctic | www.defenders.org |
| Foundation for the Conservation of Salamanders | Nearctic | www.fcsal.org |
| FrogLog Co. | Nearctic | www.froglog.us |
| Portland Parks & Recreation | Nearctic | www.portlandoregon.gov/parks |
| Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History | Nearctic | www.rtpi.org |
| University of Kansas Biodiversity Institute | Nearctic | www.biodiversity.ku.edu |
| Wilder Institute | Nearctic | https://wilderinstitute.org/ |
| Asociación Pro Fauna Silvestre, Ayacucho | Neotropical | www.facebook.com/apfsayac |
| Bolivian Amphibian Initiative | Neotropical | http://www.bolivianamphibian.org |
| Centro de Conservación Rescate de Especies Venezolanas de Anfibios amenazados (REVA) | Neotropical | www.wordpress.com/revafrog.home.blog |
| Conservación de Anfibios en Agroecosistemas | Neotropical | www.coana.com.ar |
| Crees Foundation | Neotropical | www.crees-foundation.org |
| FAUNAM, AC. | Neotropical | www.faunam.org |
| Foundation for the Development of Scientific and Cultural Initiatives | Neotropical | www.fudecive.org |
| Fundación Atelopus | Neotropical | www.facebook.com/fundacionAtelopus |
| Fundación ProAves | Neotropical | www.proaves.org |
| FUNDAECO | Neotropical | www.fundaeco.org.gt |
| GRUPO RANA | Neotropical | www.gruporana.org |
| Instituto Boitatá de Etnobiologia e Conservação da Fauna | Neotropical | www.institutoboitata.org |
| Instituto Curicaca | Neotropical | www.curicaca.org.br |
| Museo de Historia Natural Alcide d’Orbigny | Neotropical | www.museodorbigny.org |
| Photo Wildlife Tours | Neotropical | www.photowildlifetours.com |
| Centro Jambatu de Investigación y Conservación de Anfibios Forma | Neotropical | http://www.anfibiosecuador.ec |
| Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Trust | Palaearctic | www.arc-trust.org |
| Bristol Zoological Society | Palaearctic | www.bristolzoo.org.uk |
| DGHT | Palaearctic | www.dght.de |
| EAZA | Palaearctic | www.eaza.net |
| Froglife | Palaearctic | www.froglife.org |
| Frogs & Friends | Palaearctic | www.frogs-friends.org |
| Herpetological Society of Ireland, | Palaearctic | www.thehsi.org |
| Nordens Ark | Palaearctic | www.nordensark.se |
| RAVON | Palaearctic | www.ravon.nl |
| Swedish Association of Zoological Parks and Aquaria | Palaearctic | www.svenska-djurparksforeningen.nu |
| Calgary Zoo (Wilder Institute) | Nearctic | https://www.calgaryzoo.com |
| Fundación Somuncura | Neotropical | https://www.somuncura.com |
| LACONES | Indomalayan | https://e-portal.ccmb.res.in/lacones/ |