Frog-wild: High Point native embraces his ‘weird’ side

BETHANIA “That weird frog guy.” That’s how High Point native Stan Lake proudly refers to himself sometimes — “that weird frog guy.” It may sound, well, weird, but how else would you describe an avowed ...
PBS

How to Give Frogs and Toads a Leg Up

Researchers have enlisted citizen scientists—regular people like me and, maybe, you, too!—to help crowdsource important data for years now. Founded in 1998, FrogWatch USA is one of the longest-running ...
USA Today

The beloved 'Frog and Toad' books now have an animated series—here's how to watch

The beloved Newbery Honor-winning "Frog and Toad" book series, written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel, has entertained children since the 1970s and soon the story of the two amphibian friends will ...
Houston Chronicle

When frogs and toads fall silent, ecologists listen

Frogs used to be slimy green things boys carted around in their pockets. Now they're environmental fortune-tellers, slightly mysterious creatures that tell us when we're headed for trouble. And it's ...
Juneau Empire

Toad and frog populations appear to be declining nationally — and locally

As I wandered around a beaver pond one day in mid-September, I noticed something small and dark moving slowly through the grass and weeds. It was a toadlet, just recently transformed from a tadpole.