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Legal gaps allow rampant pet trade, poaching reptiles and amphibians towards extinction

Spain’s law enforcement agency, the Civil Guard, announced on Sept. 25, 2026, that it seized 209 reptiles from breeding facilities in Jérica and Sot de Ferrer (Castellón), including critically endangered iguanas endemic to Fiji. Nearly half of the reptiles were protected under CITES, the global wildlife trade treaty. They also seized unlicensed handguns and nearly […]

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The world's smallest 'fanged' frog found in Indonesia Palm Oil Detectives

Researchers have identified a species of frog Limnonectes phyllofolia completely new to science. The tiny Indonesian amphibian is in the possession of little fangs. Researchers think that their fangs may be used to fend off would-be competitors for mating or territory. This species adopts a unique approach by laying their eggs on tree leaves. Adding to their distinct behavior, the male frogs play an active role in guarding and nurturing the nests. This discovery not only enriches our understandi

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Lowland Grainy Frog Kalophrynus palmatissimus Palm Oil Detectives

The survival elusive amphibians lowland grainy frogs of Malaysia is under threat from palm oil. Boycott palm oil in solidarity with these beautiful frogs

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Tree vaccines and gene-edited butterflies among biotechnology projects funded by UK ‘invention agency’

Exclusive: The tax-funded brainchild of Dominic Cummings hopes to find ways to speed up wild species’ evolution

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Goliath Frog Conraua goliath Palm Oil Detectives

Goliath #Frogs are the largest frog in the world and can grow as large as a domestic cat. These muscle-bound #amphibians lift heavy rocks to build nests and protect their young. They face extinction from #palmoil #deforestation and human persecution including hunting. Their nesting and reproduction is hugely dependent upon access to clean, fast-flowing rivers - for this reason the encroachment of industrial scale palm oil, cocoa and timber deforestation and p0llution and #pesticides of rivers ar

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Goliath Frog Conraua goliath Palm Oil Detectives

Goliath #Frogs are the largest frog in the world and can grow as large as a domestic cat. These muscle-bound #amphibians lift heavy rocks to build nests and protect their young. They face extinction from #palmoil #deforestation and human persecution including hunting. Their nesting and reproduction is hugely dependent upon access to clean, fast-flowing rivers - for this reason the encroachment of industrial scale palm oil, cocoa and timber deforestation and p0llution and #pesticides of rivers ar

phys.org

A new species of Ice Age toad discovered at La Brea Tar Pits: The spadefoot toad Spea labreae

For the first time, researchers have discovered a new species of extinct amphibian from Ice Age Los Angeles at La Brea Tar Pits: a spadefoot toad they have named Spea labreae. Only one other extinct Pleistocene amphibian from North America has ever been found (a tree frog from Florida).

seethis.tv

The surprisingly wondrous lifecycle of Western toads in Oregon's High Cascades

What does it take for an animal to become a "central engine" of a food web? And how does one high-elevation lake in the Oregon Cascades produce enough

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Desert rain frogs threatened with extinction in southern Africa

The survival of a unique frog species that lives in the coastal sand dunes of South Africa and Namibia is under threat from diamond mining, the proposed Boegoebaai Green Hydrogen Project and climate change. The desert rain frog (Breviceps macrops) has been moved to a higher threat category, from near threatened to vulnerable, on the […]

bbc.co.uk

Viral squeaky frog is now at risk of extinction

A squeaky frog that became an internet sensation is added to a global list of species at risk of extinction.

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Goliath Frog Conraua goliath Palm Oil Detectives

Goliath #Frogs are the largest frog in the world and can grow as large as a domestic cat. These muscle-bound #amphibians lift heavy rocks to build nests and protect their young. They face extinction from #palmoil #deforestation and human persecution including hunting. Their nesting and reproduction is hugely dependent upon access to clean, fast-flowing rivers - for this reason the encroachment of industrial scale palm oil, cocoa and timber deforestation and p0llution and #pesticides of rivers ar