Posts Tagged SAVE THE FROGS!

Never seen before… treefrogs that shake their booties!

Never seen before… treefrogs that shake their booties!

Filed Under: Uncategorized, biodiversity, environment, event, frogs, life on June 2, 2010

Who likes big butts, and just can’t stand it? Your neighbourhood red eyed treefrog, that’s who! Well… actually, they shake their behinds [...]

banning frogs for human consumption

banning frogs for human consumption

Filed Under: environment, event, food, frogs, health, life on May 9, 2010

It has been documented that frogs imported into North America (and elsewhere) for the food and pet industries are known carriers of the deadly fungus, [...]

April 30, 2010: Save The Frogs Day

April 30, 2010: Save The Frogs Day

Filed Under: city living, environment, event, frogs, urban critters, vancouver on April 13, 2010

In an effort to raise awareness of the plight of amphibians, the scientific community has declared Friday April 30th, 2010 the 2nd Annual ‘Save [...]

New York frog vs invasive weed

New York frog vs invasive weed

Filed Under: city living, community, design, environment, event, frogs, health, life, urban critters on January 29, 2010

I’ve been running ragged over the past while, and hadn’t updated my thoughts on this blog… This morning, an interesting article on a [...]

Red legged frogs + cars Don't Mix

Red legged frogs + cars Don’t Mix

Filed Under: biodiversity, environment, event, health, urban critters, vancouver on December 21, 2009

Over the past decade in metro Vancouver, there has been a number of efforts to preserve our remaining amphibian population. One of the better known ef [...]

Non-native trout wiping out native Californian frog

Non-native trout wiping out native Californian frog

Filed Under: environment, event, frogs, life on November 19, 2009

Death by design. But you can help stop it. The Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog was once the most abundant frog in California, but has now disappeared [...]

Vancouver’s alien invasion… part II, yummy pests

Vancouver’s alien invasion… part II, yummy pests

Filed Under: city living, food, frogs, life, urban critters, vancouver on October 11, 2009

People given the opportunity, would often explore ways to simplify their lives. One of the important efforts that we all try to realize, is the notion [...]

Vancouver area Turtles trip up lake dredging plans

Vancouver area Turtles trip up lake dredging plans

Filed Under: environment, green Profile, urban critters, vancouver on October 3, 2009

Our friend Vanessa Kilburn, a biologist whose love for our native turtle, the Western Painted Turtle, has successfully placed the reptile’s peri [...]

Floating an Amphibian Lifeboat

Floating an Amphibian Lifeboat

Filed Under: design, environment, event, frogs on August 26, 2009

. Our local “Green Leap Forward!” event was an amazing success… considering the tight time frame we all worked within to pull it all [...]

Toads crossing : Drive with caution!

Toads crossing : Drive with caution!

Filed Under: city living, community, environment, event, life, urban critters, vancouver on July 10, 2009

Approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) east of Vancouver, lays the Fraser Valley community of Chilliwack. A community that has seen some expansive gr [...]

Doctor STFs! visits Vancouver

Doctor STFs! visits Vancouver

Filed Under: event, frogs, green Profile on June 30, 2009

Dr Kerry Kriger, founder of SAVE THE FROGS! was in sunny Vancouver yesterday. An amazing young man with a passion for the environment, Kerry has been [...]