...the Venezuelan Red Data Book. In 2002, I got involved with the Research and Analysis Network for Neotropical Amphibians (RANA) heading two conservation projects, mainly on Atelopus, but also on...

Jeremy Hance, mongabay.com The New Zealand government has caved to public pressure, announcing that it is dropping all plans to mine in protected areas. The plan to open 7,000 hectares...

...Durrell I got my first taste of developing amphibian conservation and husbandry capacity helping to deliver various courses for both the European zoo community and courses aimed at building capacity...

Reintroduction programs are being undertaken. Ex situ programs: Two geographical populations have been established at Taronga Zoo, Sydney (www.taronga.org.au) with an additional population at the Amphibian Research Centre (www.frogs.o

Species name: Gastrotheca cornuta Common name: Horned Marsupial Frog Red List status: Endangered (https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/55329/11294031) Distribution: Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador Habitat: Gasthrotheca cornuta is found mainly

considering the implementation of new amphibian research programs are strongly encouraged to consider the following species, which have all been recommended for ex situ research programs via Conservation Needs Assessm

newsletter, and maintaining the association’s web site. Kevin now works full-time for the AArk, managing communications (newsletter, web site, Facebook page and YouTube page), and amphibian Conservation Needs As

...USA. It started with a herpetology course and an assignment to write about an environmental crisis. Since then, amphibian conservation has become part of the fabric of his life. Danny...

...Comparable calls to action are included in other IUCN documents. The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) has joined with two branches of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (IUCN/SSC)...

inventories and population monitoring protocols, with recommendations of technical references that have more detailed information. Biodiversity inventories and field monitoring (for example to track trends in a focal population or...