European demand for frog legs could drive the amphibians to “irreversible extinction,” a new study has warned. Between 2010 and 2019, European Union countries imported 40.7 million kilograms of the ...
Frog and toad sightings have fallen since 2014, with a lack of garden ponds believed to be a big factor in the declining numbers. The study focussed on Scotland in particular, frog and toad numbers ...
Climate change has already increased the spread and severity of a fatal disease caused by Ranavirus that infects common frogs (Rana temporaria) in the United Kingdom, according to new research.
You may already know that slugs and snails have thousands of tiny teeth, all lined up in circular jaws. But you might not be aware that some frogs have them too. Yup ― it’s not uncommon for certain ...
Pond owners are being urged not to use garden chemicals, or to release goldfish into ponds, because of the risk they could pose to wild frogs. Researchers found that the severity of ranavirosis, a ...