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 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.

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

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

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 ...

An aggregation of wood frog egg masses in a pond following spring breeding. Wood frogs are explosive, synchronous breeders that arrive at temporary freshwater ponds soon after snowmelt to reproduce ...

You might think the sounds you noticed coming from those wetlands are the distant quacking of ducks. You’d be wrong. Or you might think that evening chorus of chirping along the creek is produced ...