Compiled by the late Professor Phil Bishop, Co-Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission Amphibian Specialist Group, and the Chief Scientist of the Amphibian Survival Alliance, Croak is a collection of delightful quotes and gorgeous photographs celebrating the underappreciated beauty of amphibians. The stunning, colourful images were either taken by Phil on his travels around the world […]

Dr. Axel Moehrenschlager, Chair, IUCN Species Survival Commission Conservation Translocation Specialist Group “Amphibians are rich in diversity, important in function, and cherished by many around the world.  They are also desperately in need of our help.  Fortunately, conservation translocations have already helped save many from certain extinction.  Going forward, many more species will benefit from […]

The National Geographic/Buffett Awards for Leadership in Conservation is currently soliciting nominations for the 2021 National Geographic Buffett Awards for Leadership in Conservation in Africa and Latin America. These awards honor the unsung heroes of conservation by celebrating the recipients’ past achievements and supporting their ongoing work conserving nature. Each award includes a $25,000 prize. […]

We would like to share with you our recently published paper “Using the 2020 global pandemic as a springboard to highlight the need for amphibian conservation in eastern Asia”. This is a very bittersweet moment for us as Phil Bishop, our beloved friend and colleague and last author in the paper, passed away recently from […]

It pains us to write this, but Professor Phil Bishop, our beloved ASG Co-chair, leader, friend and ASG family member, took his last breath last Saturday 23 January, New Zealand time. Phil had been appointed to the role of Head of the Zoology Department at the University of Otago starting this month, and because of […]