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Welcome to the Amphibian Ark
Amphibians are an important component of the global ecosystem, as indicators of environmental health and contributors to human health. They watched the dinosaurs come and go, but today almost half of them are themselves threatened with extinction. Addressing the amphibian extinction crisis represents the greatest species conservation challenge in the history of humanity. 

The global conservation community has formulated a response in the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan, and an integral part of that response

is the Amphibian Ark, in which select species that would otherwise go

extinct will be maintained in captivity until they can be secured in the wild. Without immediate captive
management as a stopgap component of an integrated conservation effort, hundreds of species could become extinct.

Find out what you can do to help...

Add the Amphibian Ark search toolbar to IE or Firefox

One you add the Amphibian Ark toolbar for IE or Firefox, each time you shop at one of the more than 1,300 participating stores, a percentage of what you spend will be donated to us at no extra cost to you! Please make every gift count this holiday season.

The toolbar also has a search box powered by Yahoo! Search and each time you search the Internet, about a penny is donated to us. No registration is required! http://www.goodsearch.com/toolbar/amphibian-ark


Amphibian extinction crisis continues...

The latest update of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ shows that 1,895 species out of the 6,285 assessed amphibian species are threatened with extinction. The results reveal 30 percent of all known amphibians assessed so far are under threat. Download the amphibian facts.


Tremont Elementary School 2nd graders raise another $992!

Those second graders from Tremont Elementary are back at it again! With the help of their teachers, and Columbus Zoo, the students have raised another $992 for the Amphibian Ark by holding a read-a-thon.

                                                                            Read more about their achievements...


Become a member of the Amphibian Ark for free!!

 

And help save the world's frogs, salamanders and caecilians. Anyone can join - we can all be a part of the AArk!

 

Already an Amphibian Ark donor? Wonderful! You are automatically signed up as an official member - thanks for your support!

Maybe you'd like to consider becoming a Contributing Member to help us save amphibians? Read more....


Amphibians in classrooms

Are you considering having tadpoles, frogs or other amphibians in your classroom?

Here's a great article called Considerations and Recommendations for Raising Live Amphibians in Classrooms that outlines some of the precautions that should be taken to avoid the potential spread of diseases.


How you can help to save amphibians

Amphibian Ark staff Kevin Zippel and Ron Gagliardo recently wrote on the Paw Talk blog about some of the ways members of the public can participate in amphibian-related activities. Read their posting here.


Amphibian Ark announces recipients of our 2009 AArk Seed Grants

  • Association Mitsinjo  for “ Establishing a Captive Breeding Facility for Malagasy Amphibians” read more...
  • National Museums of Kenya for “ Conservation breeding initiative for the threatened Taita warty frog, Callulina sp. ” read more...



New affinity credit card from Amphibian Ark!

There's a new, convenient way for people who support Amphibian Ark to fund our work. And it fits in a wallet.

Amphibian Ark and CardPartner, Inc. have joined forces to launch the Amphibian Ark Visa affinity credit card. When a cardholder activates the card, Amphibian Ark receives $50. The once a month for the life of the program, Amphibian Ark receives a check for a portion of every dollar that every cardholder charges.

Click on the cards for more information or to sign up for one of these four striking cards. You'll be helping us to save amphibians across the planet!

Amphibian Ark Visa affinity credit cards are only available in the US.


FacebookWhy not join us on Facebook!

The Amphibian Ark now has a new group on Facebook (Amphibian Ark - keeping threatened amphibian species afloat) and a cause page (Amphibian Ark). 

Please visit our pages, and invite your Facebook friends to help support our cause.



Buy and sell on eBay for Amphibian Ark

You can support Amphibian Ark when you buy or sell on eBay, with the eBay Giving Works program.

Here’s how: Amphibian Ark is part of the eBay Giving Works program. So, you can support our mission when you buy and sell on eBay. Here’s how:

Buy: You can find whatever you're looking for on eBay – from baseball cards to new cars and more. When you do, shop for items that benefit us. You can get a great deal and support Amphibian Ark at the same time! See our Giving Works page

Sell: You can also support Amphibian Ark when you sell on eBay. Just designate our organization to receive 10-100% of your final sale price the next time you list something great. See our Giving Works page



Jean-Michel Cousteau and Amphibian Ark in Eco Voice newsletter!

What has the Seadragon Foundation Inc. got to do with the amphibian conservation and the Amphibian Ark? What have marine conservationists got to do with amphibian conservation?

Jean-Michel Cousteau, the son of ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau and founder of the Oceans Future Society, joins Sir David Attenborough, Jeff Corwin, and thousands of zoos, aquaria, and conservation organizations to support Amphibian Ark in rallying our planet to avert this mass extinction.

Read the open letter by Jean-Michel Cousteau in Eco Voice to find out more.


Jeff Corwin supports the Amphibian Ark

 

Jeff Corwin's latest video in support of the Amphibian Ark talks about the goals of the AArk, and how you can help to save amphibians.

 

See Jeff's video on our Video Gallery page.

 


A message from our patron, Sir David Attenborough

Amphibian Ark's patron, Sir David Attenborough, talks about the plight of amphibians around the world, and lends his support to conserving amphibians.

Sir David Attenborough

EDGE Amphibians - Evolutionarily Distinct & Globally Endangered

If you thought the EDGE Mammals were strange, we now invite you to enter a world where creatures give birth through the skin of their back, can live without lungs, and may survive without food for over ten years.

Some EDGE amphibians, such as the Chinese giant salamander and axolotl are relatively well known, but others, such as the lungless salamanders of Central America, the worm-like Sagalla caecilian, and the mouth brooding Chile Darwin frogs (which carry their young in their vocal sac), remain poorly understood.

Visit the EDGE amphibian site now!


Clorox partners with Amphibian Ark

Clorox® Regular-Bleach signed on as the first official corporate sponsor of Amphibian Ark’s “2008 Year of the Frog”. Clorox Regular bleach, an EPA-registered fungicide, is one of the most important tools in Amphibian Ark’s fight to save the frogs. The Clorox Company will donate Clorox® Regular-Bleach to aid in the halt of the spread of chytrid fungus. More...


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