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SAVE THE FROGS! turns 1 year old today! Give us a birthday present by helping us get the final 535 website visitors we need to make 100,000 visitors! Please post to your wall, your friends' wall, and email your friends! Thanks! http://savethefrogs.com

Posted by wendellsfrogblog at 2:59 PM EDT

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Tyrone Hayes on frog health and human health

If you can't get to see Dr. Tyrone Hayes, this is the next best thing. Check it out!

Posted by wendellsfrogblog at 7:19 AM EST

Updated: Tuesday, 17 February 2009 7:58 AM EST

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Dear SAVE THE FROGS! Supporter,

Before I get down to the important business of announcing our most recent major improvements to the SAVE THE FROGS! website (www.savethefrogs.com), I wanted to first let you know that between now and Saturday February 21st, every 5th person to order a 100% organic cotton SAVE THE FROGS! t-shirt will receive a free 24” x 36” Frogs of Australia poster, featuring 15 of the best frog photographs I have ever taken.
http://savethefrogs.com/frog-store/index.html

All proceeds from these fantastic looking shirts go towards SAVE THE FROGS! amphibian conservation efforts, such as offering grants to amphibian biologists, providing free educational materials to schools, building our Amphibian Legal Defense Fund and Habitat for Frogs Fund, and further development of the savethefrogs.com website.
http://savethefrogs.com/frog-store/index.html

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The FrogForum has arrived:
http://savethefrogs.com/frogforum
This is a discussion board where users can log in to post their thoughts or ask questions about anything related to amphibians or the environment. This is a great way to get ideas out and to get people talking about amphibian conservation. We currently have sections for teachers, students, scientists, job seekers, people who want to help spread the word, and more…please have a look and join in the conversation! Thanks to SAVE THE FROGS! volunteer website developer Michael Labbe for setting up and administering the FrogForum.
http://savethefrogs.com/frogforum

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The FrogBlog has arrived:
http://www.savethefrogs.com/frogblog

I’ll be using this page to (1) let you know what we’re up to here at SAVE THE FROGS!; (2) inform you of any important news in the world of amphibian conservation and environmental affairs; and (3) to keep you up to date on any major additions to the www.savethefrogs.com website. Thanks to SAVE THE FROGS! volunteer website developer Wes Thompson for setting up the FrogBlog.
http://www.savethefrogs.com/frogblog

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SPREAD THE WORD webpage:
http://savethefrogs.com/spread-the-word/index.html

Want to help us get the word out regarding the amphibian extinction crisis? Please visit this brand new webpage, which has (1) lots of great frog photos you can add to your website to advertise our cause; (2) flyers to post around school; (3) announcement paragraphs to add to your blog or mailing list, or to email to your friends; and (4) other tools to help educate the public about the largest mass extinction event in the past 65 million years.
http://savethefrogs.com/spread-the-word/index.html

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Follow us on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/savethefrogs

Twitter is a fantastic website that allows us to keep you posted about our day-to-day activities here at SAVE THE FROGS!, and on breaking news in the world of amphibian conservation. It’s also a great way to meet others involved in environmental conservation. Please sign up if you don’t yet have an account, and then click yes to follow us. Thanks to SAVE THE FROGS! volunteer Jon Jarzyna for getting us set up on Twitter.
http://twitter.com/savethefrogs

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Cool Frog Fact of the Day:
World’s Smallest Frog - The smallest frog is the critically endangered Cuban frog Eleutherodactylus iberia. These frogs measure only 10 mm (0.4 in) when fully grown. They are threatened by pesticides, and by large-scale mining operations that destroy their habitat.

Read more Cool Frog Facts at:
http://savethefrogs.com/cool-frog-facts/index.html

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How to Help SAVE THE FROGS!, Tip of the Day:
Your batteries - Approximately 15 billion batteries are produced worldwide each year. Batteries are packed full of toxic heavy metals (e.g. mercury, lead, cadmium, and nickel) that can cause limb malformities in frogs. Purchase rechargeable batteries. They will save you money and reduce your ecological footprint. And always recycle your batteries when you're done with them, so that their toxins do not leach into the environment. It helps to keep a bag for old batteries in your house. When the bag fills up, take the batteries to the local electronics store or auto battery store for proper disposal/recycling.

Find out more ways to help SAVE THE FROGS! at:
http://savethefrogs.com/how-to-help/index.html

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Save The Frogs Day is April 28th, 2009. Find out how you can get involved:
http://savethefrogs.com/day

Thanks for your support, and please help spread the word by forwarding this email to your friends!
Kerry

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Dr. Kerry Kriger
SAVE THE FROGS! Nonprofit Organization
Founder, Executive Director & Chief Ecologist
www.savethefrogs.com
www.savethefrogs.com/kerrykriger.html

P.O. Box 2145
Centreville, VA 20122 USA
kerry@savethefrogs.com

"All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finished in the first 1,000 days...but let us begin."  -- John F. Kennedy

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Nearly 2,000 of the world's amphibian species are threatened with extinction and at least 150 species have entirely disappeared since 1979. SAVE THE FROGS! (www.savethefrogs.com) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to amphibian conservation.

SAVE THE FROGS! relies on your support. Every donation helps us accomplish our goals. You can donate at http://savethefrogs.com/donate

Posted by wendellsfrogblog at 11:30 AM EST

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The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County

This really brings up some great points. I have read the short story many times, and have never put that much thought into it, I guess. I was never the best English student, I was the one working twice as hard to find an exception to prove the teacher wrong, than to just do the work assigned. I reacall a discussion about Shakespeare that reminds me much of this. She was telling us and quizzing us over what certain sections REALLY meant. "You have to read INTO the story." When I was asked, I returned the question with her thoughts of Robert Frost's comments that his famed poem, when asked the hidden themes and meanings, was simply about a snowy evening. She left it alone, though I think she was impressed. I am sure Mr. Samuel Clemens had much in his mind when he wrote this short story, but while you may be able to spend a lifetime studying it and extracting all sorts of hidden meanings, I urge you to put down the notebook and pen, and just read it as a short story and enjoy it with a child. I do have to confess that my kids didn't understand the dog fighting, and I didn't go into great detail describing it other than that we humans used to do some horrific things, and some still do. I talked with them about what they think would really happen to a frog if you filled it with lead bird shot. But overall, we had a good laugh about it and they enjoyed the story. (which I believe is what Mark Twain intended)

Posted by wendellsfrogblog at 7:04 AM EST

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Save The Frogs Day – April 28th, 2009
http://savethefrogs.com/day

Dear SAVE THE FROGS! Supporter,

In an effort to raise awareness of the plight of amphibians, the herpetological community has declared the last Tuesday of every April 'Save The Frogs Day'. On this day we encourage the appreciation and celebration of amphibians by people from all walks of life.

http://savethefrogs.com/day

Please get involved and help spread the word! Remember that only a small proportion of our public is aware that frogs are disappearing, and that amphibian conservation efforts will not be successful until amphibian declines are common knowledge: think of how long it has taken for any political action on global warming to occur! Politicians rarely act until the public demands action. Our goal is to make the amphibian extinction crisis common knowledge by 2013: help make it happen!

Save The Frogs Day is a perfect time for teachers and students to focus on amphibian conservation, learn about amphibian extinctions, and discuss ways that we can all contribute to amphibian conservation efforts.

Find out how you can get involved:
http://savethefrogs.com/day

Want a free savethefrogs.com bumper sticker? Want to help make sure that we are able to provide free educational materials for schools involved in Save The Frogs Day activities, and that we have funds to effectively advertise Save The Frogs Day?

Donate $10 or higher to SAVE THE FROGS! and we’ll send you a free bumper stickers:
http://savethefrogs.com/frog-store/index.html

Want to volunteer and help spread the word about Save The Frogs Day and the amphibian extinction crisis in your community? Please email contact@savethefrogs.com and be sure to tell us your city and state, as well as your age or grade if you are a student. Volunteer work requires about 2 hours per week of your time.

Thanks for your support, and please forward this email to all your friends! Together we can SAVE THE FROGS!

Kerry

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Dr. Kerry Kriger
SAVE THE FROGS! Nonprofit Organization
Founder, Executive Director & Chief Ecologist
www.savethefrogs.com
www.savethefrogs.com/kerrykriger.html

P.O. Box 2145
Centreville, VA 20122 USA
kerry@savethefrogs.com

"All this will not be finished in the first 100 days. Nor will it be finished in the first 1,000 days...but let us begin."  -- John F. Kennedy

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Nearly 2,000 of the world's amphibian species are threatened with extinction and at least 150 species have entirely disappeared since 1979. SAVE THE FROGS! (www.savethefrogs.com) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to amphibian conservation.

SAVE THE FROGS! relies on your support. Every donation helps us accomplish our goals. You can donate at http://savethefrogs.com/donate

Posted by wendellsfrogblog at 8:28 PM EST

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This DVD contains 80 minutes of material on the natural history, behavior and the role of frogs in the environment. The DVD offers:

Caroline Aguti - African frogs Karen Glennemeier – Frog surveys Val Beasley – Frog declines
Michael Lannoo – Frog malformations Robert Brodman- Wetland diversity

Anne Maglia- Fossil frogs. Carl Gerhardt – Why frogs call

Posted by wendellsfrogblog at 2:41 PM EDT

Updated: Thursday, 20 November 2008 3:44 PM EST

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What a great surprise! I have to tell you that I am behind the times, no cable or satellite, actually I am probably one of the few that the change in Feb will effect. Anyway, I was channel flipping and found a wonderful documentary on PBS about the Indiana That Was. I only caught the last half, but it was awesome! It is part of a new series to be shown at 7pm on Sundays. They will be covering different aspects of Indiana's Natural History, in the previews, it showed salamander eggs and larvae. I am really excited about it. Hopefully, the series will be put out on DVD at some point. Look it up at http://www.wfyi.org/naturalheritageindiana.asp

It originally aired in 2007, but I didn't know about it until tonight. If you saw it, let me know what you thought.

Posted by wendellsfrogblog at 8:23 PM EDT

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I wanted to share a wonderful email I received about the efforts being made in the name of amphibian conservation.

Hi Wendell!

As someone passionate about amphibians, I wanted to introduce you to a resource that may be of interest to you and your readers. The Clorox Company is part of the effort to raise awareness and funding needed to mitigate the amphibian extinction crisis. In partnership with nonprofit group Amphibian Ark (which I see you have on your blogroll and have written about in the past), Clorox created Savethefrog.com. The site includes:

· Video from experts in the industry, such as Amphibian Ark Program Officer Kevin Zippel and biologist Jeff Corwin

· Field reports from Animal Planet’s Jeff Corwin as he travels around the globe filming “The Vanishing Frog,” a new documentary project produced by Discovery Studios and made possible in partnership with The Clorox Company

· Beautiful photos of amphibians in their natural habitat · Information about significant conservation efforts in El Valle, Panama

· Information about how people can help in the effort to rescue amphibians

· And much more

How Clorox Helps

Clorox joined Amphibian Ark as the first official corporate sponsor, donating funds as well as its Regular-Bleach product to aid in the halt of the spread of chytrid fungus, a parasitic fungus deadly to hundreds of species and creating one of the most immediate causes of amphibian decline. Bleach, an EPA-registered fungicide, is one of the most important tools in Amphibian Ark’s fight to save the frogs, but more help is needed to save these important animals.

I hope that we can work together in raising awareness about this crisis and that you would consider using savethefrog.com as a resource for future postings or even adding it to your blogroll. And, if you would like any additional information about the content found on savethefrog.com, have any questions or would like to use any of the photos, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Thanks in advance for your time and consideration!

 Kindly,

Julie Fleishman-Hillard, On behalf of The Clorox Company’s effort to save the frog

Be sure to check out this terrific website. It's in the links column at the right for future reference. www.savethefrog.com

Posted by wendellsfrogblog at 7:20 PM EDT

Updated: Sunday, 21 September 2008 7:51 PM EDT

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http://www.amphibianark.org/newsletter.htm

These guys are doing great work to save amphibians globally. Check out their newsletter to see some of the ways they are helping, and how you can help them.

Posted by wendellsfrogblog at 6:11 AM EDT

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Amphibian Expert Robin Moore is Talking Frogs, Toads, and Slimy Creatures

Wednesday, February 27
1 p.m. EST
http://www.conservation.org/cilive

Did you know wood frogs can freeze themselves solid, thaw out, and then hop away unscathed? With Leap Day upon us, it seems only appropriate to get a jump on the weird and wonderful lives of frogs, toads, and other fascinating amphibians.

Robin Moore, CI’s resident amphibian expert, is happy to help (any excuse to talk frogs!) and will hold a live chat to field your questions about toads, salamanders, and all their brethren. Join us Wednesday, February 27 in discussing the importance of amphibians - nearly 1 in 3 species face extinction - and learn some interesting tadpole tidbits at the same time.

>> Submit your questions for Moore now, and tune in Wednesday, February 27 at 1 p.m. EST to participate live.

>> Impress your friends with fun facts about frogs and toads, and check out our cool photo gallery.

>> Take our Amphibian Quiz to see how much you already know.

Posted by wendellsfrogblog at 9:22 AM EST

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