Climate change responsible for severe infectious disease in UK frogs
Climate change has already increased the spread and severity of a fatal disease caused by Ranavirus that infects common frogs (Rana temporaria) in the UK, according to research led by ZSL’s Institute of Zoology, UCL and Queen Mary University of London published today in Global Change Biology (10 May 2019).
Historic trends […]
Zoo welcomes world’s largest amphibian
A rescued Chinese giant salamander will make its debut at ZSL London Zoo today, after ZSL wildlife experts helped Border Force identify four of the Critically Endangered amphibians and offered them a new home.
Having prevented an attempt to illegally import the mysterious looking animals, Border Force asked the Zoo’s keepers […]
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans: Building an Understanding of Invasion Threat in North America with Conservation Partners
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) is a recently discovered fungal pathogen from Asia that is emerging and causing salamander declines in Europe. Unregulated trade of infected non-native salamanders is believed to be the route of entry. North America is home to the greatest diversity of salamanders in the world. Currently, no […]
Big Frog, Little Frog
Frogs come in all shapes and sizes – as these two demonstrate. Paignton Zoo photographer Eleanor Stobbart took this stunning image of a young Thao whipping frog on top of an adult of the same species to mark World Frog Day, on Wednesday 20th March. The species has just bred […]
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/ |