A 30-year decline in toad populations recorded by volunteers, shows the need to rebuild vital 'green infrastructure' across both the wider countryside and urban areas, writes Oliver Tickell: reversing habitat fragmentation, digging out ponds and ditches, and leaving ample unkempt areas for cover and hibernation.
… Toad's 30-year decline shows 'large-scale … Development Ecology Natural World toad-patrol-cut-2.jpg A 30-year decline in toad populations recorded by volunteers, shows …
… Anthony Wall | 9th November 2005 News Poison Toads Australia Species Domination Lessons … Natural World Episode Two - Poison Toads Whooping like a cowboy, Bruce zigzagged … carnage. Scores of squished and warty bodies. Toads, dead and dying, up to 10 inches long, …
The mystery of legless and multi-limbed frogs and toads has captivated artist and ecological researcher Brandon Ballengée for over a decade. Here's how he blends science with art
… Deformed toad artist hopes to win public sympathy for … 2010 Activism Natural World Society Deformed Toads Eco Art Environmental Artist Art And … mystery of legless and multi-limbed frogs and toads has captivated artist and ecological …
Climate change may be affecting the normal breeding patterns of frogs, salamanders and other amphibians leading to fears of future population loss of some species
… Breeding habits of toads and frogs hit by climate change Tom … | 28th December 2010 News Natural World Toads Frogs Climate Change salamender.jpg The … in ecological events ever reported. Frogs and toads are thought to respond to environmental …
The Atlantic rainforest of Brazil is a biodiversity treasure, writes Miranda Dyson - as exemplified by the discovery of seven minute and beautiful frogs. But with the forest already reduced to under a tenth of its original extent, and going fast, they and countless other species may not survive much longer.
… Brachycephalus , sometimes labelled 'pumpkin toads' due to the often bright orange skin of … species, around 8% of the world's frog and toad species. The region's frogs are noted for … those species, like miniature frogs and toads that depend on humid forests in order to …
Julian Rose's diverse collection of essays is engaging, enlightening and life affirming, writes Philip Lymbery - conveying an organic farmer's revulsion at the increasing horrors of industrial agriculture, while setting out his vision of the green and sustainable future he is working to bring about.
… persuade the flamboyant and self-destructive Toad, fascinated by the latest shiny things, … of the consequences, in much the same way as Toad careering about the road in his flash … ' is like a wise look from Badger, urging Toad to come to his senses before it's too …
From robins to red deer; the British Wildlife Photography Awards showcases the best of Britain’s biodiversity
… Photography Squirrel Grey Seal Ladybird Toad Red Deer 5054-9922.jpg From robins to red … from Bedfordshire, owls from Wales and toads from Scotland all making it into the …
With global warming putting pressure on animals and biodiversity in the tropics, is it time we had a new poster child for climate change, asks William Laurance
… richest real estate on the planet. Golden toads in a hole But not so fast, argue critics … like Wright tend to recall the famous golden toad of Costa Rica, a mountain endemic species … global warming was heralded a decade ago. The toad has indeed vanished, but it now seems far …
Out-of-date licensing rules mean water companies are taking too much water from rivers and threatening local ecosystems
… campaigners HOW TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Deformed toad artist hopes to win public sympathy for … mystery of legless and multi-limbed frogs and toads has captivated artist and ecological …
New study first to suggest reproduction levels of animals rather than on body size is crucial when calculating extinction risk.
… of climate change. Amphibians, such as frogs, toads, salamanders and newts, in particular, … (Lithobates) or the large-bodied ‘bufonid’ toads, which can lay up to 80,000 eggs in one …
Species may be able to adapt to gradual increases in temperature preventing the collapse of biological communities in the face of global climate change
… new research suggests NEWS Breeding habits of toads and frogs hit by climate change Climate …
Food campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall tells OLIVER TICKELL why he’s so vociferous about vegetables
… in a delightful and infectious way, whether toad patrolling, or working for years on end … are going the wrong way, with half our toads lost in the last 20 years, farmland … Devon to swim in, and now it’s heaving with toads, and herons are flying in…” One of …
In his new book environmental journalist Michael McCarthy bears witness to the astonishing decline in the once common wildlife of our countryside of the last few decades. But as Chris Rose writes, he does far more than bemoan the losses as he shares with us the joy that he still discovers in nature.
… ditches crawling and croaking with frogs and toads and even in the suburbs, song-bird … ditches crawling and croaking with frogs and toads ... …
England becoming a country of 'beauty spots rather than beauty', and must act fast to address declining biodiversity, says the government’s environment watchdog
… the northern bluefin tuna, the Natterjack toad and the red squirrel, which Natural …
While the proposed sell off of UK forests attracted a chorus of criticism, the destruction of peat bogs continues almost unnoticed. Sam Campbell reports from current flashpoint Chat Moss, near Manchester
… (a type of bat), Brown Hare, Common Toad, and Water Vole. Also, they are highly …
After rabbits, foxes, brambles and the cane toad, you would have thought Australia would have had enough of invasive exotic species, writes Jane Wright. Wrong! CSIRO scientists are introducing a French dung beetle, in the hope it will lead to fewer flies, improved soil fertility and structure, and greater carbon sequestration.
… After rabbits, foxes, brambles and the cane toad, you would have thought Australia would …
Humanity is continuing to drive species into extinction at a terrifying rate, writes Robert J. Burrowes - not just nameless beetles and midges, but mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish and trees. The biggest causes are habitat destruction, pollution and hunting ... and unless we stop soon, we too will be among the victims of our ecocidal attack on Earth.
… leopard, Chinese Paddlefish, the Golden Toad and the Rockland grass skipper butterfly …
As the Arctic ice melts, new shipping routes are opening up for tourism, mining and other commercial purposes, cutting journey times and fuel costs. And as Christopher Ware reports, a new danger arises - invasive alien species disrupting fragile Arctic ecosystems ...
… many millions of non-native rabbits, boar, toads and camels. By filling and discharging …
How do we define ourselves in time and space? A new book England In Particular suggests it is the commonplace, the local and the distinctive that tells us where we are
… to be found in trees, beach huts, natterjack toads and village greens. God, as they say, is …