Following a short hiatus it is a pleasure to be able to share FrogLog with you all again – download Issue 125 here. FrogLog is now an ASG-only product, and has had a design update in line with this change; however, the focus has not changed, and we remain committed to bringing you stories about […]
Amphibian pandemic devastates the larges...
A collaborative team, including several ASG members, has led the rescue of a Chilean population of Darwin’s frogs (Rhinoderma darwinii) which was being decimated by chytrid fungus. Tantauco Park, in southern Chile, Latin America, was home to the largest known populations of Darwin’s frog, an endangered amphibian found only in Chile and Argentina. In 2023, […]
A Conservation Action Plan for Chinese G...
The Zoological Society of London and the Green Camel Bell got together to prepare a Conservation Action Plan for Chinese Giant Salamanders (Andrias sp.) through a participative workshop in Lanzhou, China, in October 2023. The Plan is now released in English and Chinese, and ready to be used for the conservation of all species of the […]
Action needed to conserve most threatene...
The updated Amphibian Conservation Action Plan, a collaborative document authored by more than 100 global experts, is published, collating the most up-to-date evidence base to inform amphibian conservation action. Today’s release, the 2024 Amphibian Conservation Action Plan (ACAP), synthesises developments in amphibian conservation knowledge and practice over the last 15 years. The IUCN SSC Amphibian […]
Targeted Amphibian Research and Action P...
Our sister organisation, the Amphibian Survival Alliance (ASA), is launching the new Targeted Amphibian Research and Action Program (TARAP). This grant program provides financial support for research projects that address critical conservation needs identified in key studies such as the 2023 State of the World’s Amphibians (SOTWA) and the 2023 Amphibian Conservation Action Plan Status Review Draft (ACAP). The program is […]