As I wrote last week, as spring unfolds, the avian chorus grows, but it won't reach its full volume until mid-May when the ...

The world's amphibians are in trouble. Because of their sensitivity to climate change, habitat loss, and pollution, they may ...

The denizens of the Middle Island wetlands may have short spring migrations, but it's still a perilous journey.

The next time you snivel, "I am freezing to death," you might want to consider the wood frog, which withstands such bone-chilling cold in winter that its heart stops beating yet does not die.

In addition to surviving extreme cold, this tough little frog tolerates a good measure of dehydration, no doubt an adaptation to its life away from water. For more information about the wood frog ...

The annual frog and salamander migration is well underway in the Hudson Valley. Amphibian Migrations and Road Crossings ...

Researchers found that wood frog tadpoles can adapt to ranavirus infections by speeding up their growth, potentially ...

All that quacking and chirping represents the efforts of the male frogs to attract a mate. In the case of the “quacking ducks.” the guilty amphibian is the diminutive wood frog (aka Lithobates ...