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Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.comBlogger1351125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-62749674103986628682023-05-29T04:30:00.000-04:002023-05-29T04:30:11.978-04:00Washington Post: Toads are the garden’s heroes. Here’s how to help them thrive.<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2023/05/24/how-to-help-toads-thrive/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">Read the Article here<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCt8OjL0SGwUDpLipfMyiTLamRbMgRXo-eoKH9IppBezHvT2DGgNj8_5wpQ-eH2Au9oQvyDhsvdpzAbxqpG9P06LgMB6grFUB9jAUWHg5MPR0vZ5HYSbXRygvXNOwxKWX0UzK4bpWb9RqdtzgGNjFJRtwS9Ru9LIlSvDEMsN1peEyp9oXMAWr2GSkTGw/s1200/imrs.jpeg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="320" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCt8OjL0SGwUDpLipfMyiTLamRbMgRXo-eoKH9IppBezHvT2DGgNj8_5wpQ-eH2Au9oQvyDhsvdpzAbxqpG9P06LgMB6grFUB9jAUWHg5MPR0vZ5HYSbXRygvXNOwxKWX0UzK4bpWb9RqdtzgGNjFJRtwS9Ru9LIlSvDEMsN1peEyp9oXMAWr2GSkTGw/s320/imrs.jpeg"/></a></div></a>Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-53581289390028289222021-05-15T13:14:00.003-04:002021-05-15T13:14:57.320-04:00Some great information from SEPARC about making your yard more amphibian (& reptile) friendly<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0OJv8MtX0hi9Ew9ooyeWcfmcYsbcv0G9mJgY7Kj5GoK-1M-O2i8Q2QYqN6UvC07vk4VzJNOsVt3Qw04RzyEtHghpUSrDQFDReqcL2UVj3wV4MSx4SAVR_AkFXt4WzVt7sLFTV-iRyZsz/s1498/Screen+Shot+2021-05-15+at+1.12.05+PM.png" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0; text-align: center; "><img alt="" border="0" width="600" data-original-height="1492" data-original-width="1498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0OJv8MtX0hi9Ew9ooyeWcfmcYsbcv0G9mJgY7Kj5GoK-1M-O2i8Q2QYqN6UvC07vk4VzJNOsVt3Qw04RzyEtHghpUSrDQFDReqcL2UVj3wV4MSx4SAVR_AkFXt4WzVt7sLFTV-iRyZsz/s600/Screen+Shot+2021-05-15+at+1.12.05+PM.png"/></a></div><br><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=16LLoj5HJwz1r9na4n_9eZ7MPFKVzdkZV" target="_blank">Click here to download</a><br>Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-17177829743569572072020-12-06T13:22:00.002-05:002020-12-06T13:22:10.533-05:00What is a deterrent to snakes? I have some land at the back of me, full of snakes.<p>From Carrie Gardner, On Quora</p><p> ----</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXeJQIUHVfpcSIgobhlkI2AYIbcOQu8K1Ah3lkRZVJPpF73FuGw_pfy8xFqhz9I5tUVXdCeubG_z6QBj2ZGcqj7b31uuuULCe9yA7HkadTN_BgVOACJQAP4F0wGUvuyM0ueERUwem_8Z4/s1600/9473900179_a4f8aa24c2_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXeJQIUHVfpcSIgobhlkI2AYIbcOQu8K1Ah3lkRZVJPpF73FuGw_pfy8xFqhz9I5tUVXdCeubG_z6QBj2ZGcqj7b31uuuULCe9yA7HkadTN_BgVOACJQAP4F0wGUvuyM0ueERUwem_8Z4/w640-h480/9473900179_a4f8aa24c2_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Black Racer, <i>Coluber constrictor</i><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /> </p><p class="q-text qu-display--block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-break: break-word; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Really, there isn't any. Products like “Snake B Gone" are junk. Anything that says that the scent drives them away is also a rip-off. They don't care about any of that. Mothballs have been banned for outdoor use by the EPA and is toxic for people. Please don't use any poisons because it sinks into groundwater and into bodies of water and poisons every animal and plant they come into contact with.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-break: break-word; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">If your land is full of snakes, that means the area is full of rodents, which is what most snakes eat. And I would like to add that most prey species far outnumber the predators. So you probably have a much greater problem than just a lot of snakes and right now, they are your friends. Snakes only go where there is food so your best bet to lower the number of snakes in your yard is to get rid of the source of food.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-break: break-word; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">If there a lot of snakes in your yard then chances are there is a good size rodent population. Snakes won't stay if there's no food.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-break: break-word; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">The trick is to make your yard a deterrence for rodents.</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Keep your grass cut short.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Keep your bushes trimmed a few inches off the ground and make sure your trees are trimmed.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Move your woodpile somewhere where they can't get it.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Remove any debris from construction or from weather that brought branches down.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Look for and seal any cracks or holes leading into your house. Likewise, look for any holes in your yard used as nests for rodents.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Don't water your yard as it will attract prey animals.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Don't use mulch or anything that a snake or rodent can borrow in.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Move or get rid of bird feeders or bird nest boxes. Snakes will also eat bird eggs and birds.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Install a perch pole for raptors. They are not only interested in eating rodents, but they dine on snakes as well.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Fence in the area using 1 /4-inch fence or smaller and buried in the ground a few good inches.</span></li></ol><p class="q-text qu-display--block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-break: break-word; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">I've already talked about the toxins but here are some other things that you shouldn't do as well.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-break: break-word; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">DON’T</span></p><ol class="q-box" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; list-style: decimal; margin: 0px 2em 1em 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Relocate snakes from your yard. They have more of a chance of dying.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Relocate snakes<span> </span></span><span style="background: none; font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">to</span><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><span> </span>your yard. In other words, you can’t go somewhere else and capture king snakes and other species that will eat other snakes. This is illegal.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Don’t use products like d-CON, sulfur, sticky traps, mothballs or weapons like guns, knives or shovels. You increase your chances of being bitten over 80 times. It's not worth the possible risk.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Sticky traps should be noted. Sticky traps are a horrible way to die for not only snakes but small mammals. They will pull and fight and literally rip themselves apart until they are too tired, or worse, the nose can become stuck and they die by slow suffocation. They can be stuck in the trap for days. If a predator comes around, he might get stuck, including pets. It is inhumane. There is a way to free an animal by using vegetable-based oils, massage the areas that are stuck. If you can, check the animal over and if there are any injuries, take them to a qualified veterinarian.</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px 0px 0.7em; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">If you keep chicken coops, don’t use ceramic or glass balls or golf balls for the snake to swallow. They will suffer an agonizingly slow death</span></li><li class="q-relative" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Never use guns, knives, or shovels to kill a snake. There is more of a chance that you may injure yourself or someone nearby. You are more than 80 times likely to be bitten.</span></li></ol><p class="q-text qu-display--block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-break: break-word; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">If you<span> </span></span><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;">must<span> </span></span><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">remove snakes, spray them with a water hose. They don’t like it and may just find you too inhospitable and won’t return.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-break: break-word; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Snakes are very efficient predators designed to do what they do best - control rodents by following scent trails and entering nests for a multi-course meal. Farmers have long recognized the importance of leaving snakes alone and allowing them to catch.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-break: break-word; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">It should be noted that rodents carry horrible and life-threatening diseases. They can have the plague, Ebola, Hantavirus and so many others. Other predators don’t even come close to what snakes kill. Giving the job to cats won’t even work. Studies have proven that cats actually will not hunt rats. Probably because they are larger, intelligent, and will fight back.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-break: break-word; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">As more of their habitat is taken away from them, the more they are going to move into areas located in a human’s yard. There isn’t one animal on this planet that recognizes the property lines of humans or the concept that money was exchanged to “own” property when there is no way that you will remain there for perpetuity. Someday, your land will go back to being in the state it was when it was carved out and bought centuries ago. It is an illusion that we own land.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-break: break-word; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Though completely unintentional, those snakes are benefitting you. They help prevent disease and keeps your electricity on longer. Some snakes can even eat venomous snakes.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-break: break-word; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">I urge you to consider allowing them to stay, for their sake and your sake.</span></p><p class="q-text qu-display--block" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #282829; direction: ltr; display: block; font-family: -apple-system, system-ui, system-ui, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; margin: 0px 0px 1em; orphans: 2; overflow-wrap: anywhere; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-break: break-word; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-deterrent-to-snakes-I-have-some-land-at-the-back-of-me-full-of-snakes" target="_blank">Read the original article, with comments here</a>. <br /></span></p><p> </p>Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-42694070803745263692020-06-13T08:59:00.001-04:002020-06-13T08:59:39.039-04:00Practical Advice for Coping with Copperheads in Atlanta<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHHo08227nn74yVsycJXSGGDAEy28uA_oEmLiICR917_vI_9UceznC05Nakk6WdBIbsFCxvQBHofXzk4rJTlx5yUKg7vIP5lbCakByG_QYElZch5tXXdk9VR0CPenDHRawmgL4vPhcU9e/s491/8450744a-ed8e-464e-ab82-3241c38eab12.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="491" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcHHo08227nn74yVsycJXSGGDAEy28uA_oEmLiICR917_vI_9UceznC05Nakk6WdBIbsFCxvQBHofXzk4rJTlx5yUKg7vIP5lbCakByG_QYElZch5tXXdk9VR0CPenDHRawmgL4vPhcU9e/w640-h454/8450744a-ed8e-464e-ab82-3241c38eab12.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><pre>A neonatal Copperhead, as is depicted by the 'yellow' tail.<br />This will disappear as the animals gets older.</pre></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div>
I stumbled upon this article this morning, while doing research for my <b>Biology of the Reptiles</b> course at Agnes Scott College. I was, of course, put off by the title '<i>Good Snakes vs Bad Snakes</i>' but could quickly guess what this author was referring to by 'Bad Snakes' - She was undoubtedly speaking of Atlanta's most despised vertebrate — the <b>Copperhead.</b></div><div><br /></div><div>At the Amphibian Foundation, we have initiated a <b>Copperhead Rescue and Advocacy Program</b> for two reasons: 1) We feel an obligation, which started with amphibians, to speak out for the underdog, persecuted, and the misunderstood wildlife in our neighborhoods (Box Turtles and Snapping Turtles also fall into one or more of these categories) — and 2) We were 'forced' into this position by the immediate inundation of Copperhead calls and messages we started receiving once we opened our doors in Buckhead in 2016.</div><div><br /></div><div>Part of our Copperhead program involves providing free workshops for the community, so that people can understand the truths about these snakes vs the unprecedented numbers of falsehoods. Plus, <i>we just want people to know how to recognize a Copperhead</i>. Only 6% of the Copperhead calls we receive are actually Copperheads. The vast majority of our calls are harmless, beneficial snakes, and many of which are killed nonetheless.</div><div><br /></div><div>This article from Slate highlights some things you can do if you are concerned about Copperheads, and don't want to waste your time and money. It has some great advice from our friends and partners David Steen and Kathryn Dudeck.<br /><br /><a href="https://slate.com/technology/2014/06/copperhead-fever-in-atlanta-can-releasing-kingsnakes-and-black-snakes-chase-out-venomous-snakes.html" target="_blank">Read the article here</a><br /></div>Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-71930880101039851192020-04-29T09:03:00.001-04:002020-05-24T12:32:03.945-04:00Very proud of how our Amphibian Research and Conservation Center (AKA MetamorphosisMeadow) is shaping up!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFbP-jXZX9Nzf5vRq2gV7xT_WeNImMctb0KHjS0GH6SpLWfAelon9xgmknAMo2ZF4P8kFKt7SxfMIv5W1K8faFx3DBlEvRfzNBNmY0TUFw5LlmRplq7DtqPIfbUwiyXf4x_JX0frr89iT/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3492" data-original-width="4656" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieFbP-jXZX9Nzf5vRq2gV7xT_WeNImMctb0KHjS0GH6SpLWfAelon9xgmknAMo2ZF4P8kFKt7SxfMIv5W1K8faFx3DBlEvRfzNBNmY0TUFw5LlmRplq7DtqPIfbUwiyXf4x_JX0frr89iT/s320/MetaMo200215.png" width="320" /></a></div>
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Through a grant from Memphis Zoo, we have expanded to 33 artificial wetlands for breeding and head-starting imperiled amphibians. In the next week or two, we will be adding Gopher Frog tadpoles!</div>
Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-62573043509040165772020-04-26T08:17:00.000-04:002020-04-26T08:17:21.497-04:00Re-issue of expired Care2 Article by Tex Dworkin and Mark MandicaThe article that my dear friend Tex and I worked on 4 years ago is no longer accessible on the Care2 site where it was published. I thought I would post it here, as it provided a wonderful opportunity to connect with conservation minded folks, who were not necessarily aware of the global amphibian extinction crisis. You can still find remnants of the original article on Pintrest.<br />
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Plus, it was the first time I ever had my cell phone photography featured in a publication. It's a very nice piece, and brought a lot of attention to amphibians. I thought, given all that has been happening with quarantines and COVID-19, it would be a good time to share some of my favorite frog pictures. <i>Some of the language has been updated</i><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;"><b>Slope
Snouted Glass Frog</b>, <i>Cochranella euknemos</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">Conservation
Status: Decreasing</span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">Glass Frogs
(family Centrolenidae) are so named due to the translucent skin on their
bellies. This allows enough light to pass through the frog to disguise it from
predators.</span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">The Slope Snouted
Glass Frog was one of the Panamanian species rescued by the Atlanta Botanical
Garden and Zoo Atlanta in 2005, when the deadly amphibian disease,
chytridiomycosis (chytrid) was wiping out as much as 85% of the frogs from that
region. This incredible species, and many others are held in a biosecure
facility at the Garden called the frogPOD where they can be studied and bred in
captivity until they can one day be returned to the wild in Panama.</span></span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></div>
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past 25 years or so, amphibians have been disappearing globally from developed
areas as well as pristine environments. 43% of the world’s 7,000+ amphibian
species have been documented as in decline or already extinct. Scientists have
identified multiple anthropogenic factors contributing synergistically to
amphibian declines, such as habitat loss, pollution, outdoor cats, </span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">collection, </span>acidification
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">Blue-sided
Leaf Frog</span></b><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">, <i>Agalychnis
annae</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">Conservation Status:
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Leaf Frogs are still declining in the wild.</span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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or Monkey Frogs (Family Phyllomedusidae) are so named because they often lay
their eggs on leaves or other structures above water. When the eggs hatch the
tadpoles drop down into the water below.</span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">Leaf and
Monkey Frogs are a specialized type of Tree Frog (related to family Hylidae) from Central
and South America.</span></span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">Staff at the Amphibian Foundation has initiated an amphibian monitoring program in
the metro Atlanta area which enlists staff, volunteers and concerned ‘citizen
scientists’ to join together as a community in order to monitor our local
amphibian populations. If you are in the greater Atlanta region, you can go to </span><span class="Hyperlink0"><a href="http://maamp.us/"><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">maamp.us</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;"> to learn more. There are many
amphibian monitoring programs throughout the US, and it is a great way for
anyone passionate about amphibians to contribute to their conservation. Two
current ways to get involved in virtually any area is to install the <b>Herp
Mapper </b>program and submit photo or audio data with your phone, or see where the
nearest <b>Frog Watch</b> initiative is to your community and if there isn’t already
one in your area — start one!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">Black-eyed
Leaf Frog</span></b><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">, <i>Agalychnis
moreletii</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">Conservation
Status: Critically Endangered</span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">Black-eyed
Leaf Frogs are a critically endangered species of Leaf Frog (subfamily
Phyllomedusinae). Their eyes are such a deep dark red, that they appear black.</span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">The species
is native to Belize,</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"> El Salvador</span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">,
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but is declining rapidly in the wild placing this species an imminent risk of
extinction.</span></span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">Lemur
Leaf Frog</span></b><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">, <i>Agalychnis
lemur</i></span><span style="font-family: "arial unicode ms" , sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">Conservation
Status: Critically Endangered</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">Staff at the Amphibian Foundation has been working with Lemur
Leaf Frogs for over 11 years, and have donated over 400 baby frogs to various
institutions and conservation agencies. The hope is that once the wild home
range of Lemur Leaf Frogs is once again safe for the species, we will have
large numbers to return and repopulate protected areas of Panama and Costa
Rica.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">One of the
smallest species of Leaf Frogs.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">They have
excellent camouflage and actually sleep on the underside of leaves during the
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;">A nocturnal
species, they turn from bright green to a brownish red at night</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Granular
Glass Frog</span></b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">, <i>Cochranella
granulosa</i></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Conservation
Status: Data Deficient</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Granular
Glass Frogs are one of the frog species that most resemble Kermit.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">All frogs
have granular glands throughout their skin, but these glands are clearly
visible on the back of <i>C. granulosa</i>.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">This
species lays its eggs on leaves over streams. When the eggs hatch, the tadpoles
drop down and complete development in the streams. This can take well over a
year!</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">The
tadpoles appear pink, but really their skin is also clear and glass-like so the
blood vessels are visible - giving the larvae a pink hue.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Not enough
information is known about the populations of Granular Glass Frogs to know
whether they are stable or in decline</span></span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Rabbs’ Fringe-limbed
Tree Frog</span></b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">, <i>Ecnomiohyla
rabborum</i></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Conservation
Status: Extinct</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">**This caption was updated. Five months afte rthe article was published, the last known Rabbs' Fringe-limbed Tree Frog died in Atlanta. The species is now believed to be extinct. To read the article on his passing, <a href="https://amphibianfound.blogspot.com/2016/09/knowing-this-day-would-come-didnt-make.html" target="_blank">click here</a>**</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Rabbs’ Fringe-limbed
Tree Frog (named after devoted amphibian conservationists George and Mary Rabb)</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Is believed
to be extinct and hasn’t been seen or heard in Panama since 2007</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">The
probable cause of the frog’s extinction is the emergent infectious amphibian
disease — chytridiomycosis (chytrid)</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">A large
frog, almost the size of a human hand</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Frogs of
the genus <i>Ecnomiohyla</i> are specialized Tree Frogs (family Hylidae) known
for their ability to glide by using expanded finger and toe webbing.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">The last
known Rabbs’ Fringe-limbed Tree Frog resided in the frogPOD at the Atlanta
Botanical Garden. He was a male frog. </span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">He hadn’t
been heard calling until 2014, when a mysterious call emanated from the
frogPOD. Mark Mandica, the Amphibian Conservation Program’s manager was able to
quietly approach and make a recording. The call of this frog had never been recorded
before. The recording can be heard on YouTube by clicking the link below:</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "news gothic mt" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Another way
you can do something directly to benefit your local amphibian communities is to
make your yard more amphibian friendly. More often than not, it involves doing
LESS yard work than you are currently doing. Encouraging amphibians back into
your property to can help reduce insects (1,000 amphibians can eat 5 million
insects a year!) and help re-connect amphibian populations which have been
fragmented by human land development. There are resources for how to encourage
amphibians in your yard available at </span><span class="Hyperlink0"><a href="http://backyard.frogsneedourhelp.org/"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">backyard.frogsneedourhelp.org</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Gopher
Frog</span></b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">, <i>Lithobates
capito</i></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Conservation
Status: Threatened</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">The Gopher
Frog is the rarest frog in Georgia. The Amphibian Foundation and partners
have been head-starting this species for over 10 years.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Head-starting
is a conservation tool where eggs are collected from the wild. Then, the eggs
are cared for until they hatch, and the tadpoles are raised through
metamorphosis. The froglets are then released back into the wild into protected
habitats.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Gopher
Frogs are imperiled in part because they are indigenous to the Long Leaf Pine
ecosystem, which has been reduced by 97% of it’s original range in the
south-east US.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Gopher
Frogs inhabit the burrows built by other imperiled species living in the Long
Leaf Pine ecosystem such as Gopher Tortoises and Pocket Gophers. Gopher Frogs,
and hundreds of other species like Indigo Snakes and Eastern Diamondback
Rattlesnakes share the Gopher Tortoise burrows to escape from the heat and wildfires
which occur regularly in the region.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Gopher
Frogs breed in ephemeral, or seasonal wetlands that only hold water for short
periods of time. They will not breed in permanent wetlands or ponds that have
failed to dry out prior to their breeding season. Many species of amphibian
rely on these seasonal pools to breed, and while it adds pressure — the
tadpoles have to complete metamorphosis before the ponds dry out — it does
insure they can develop in the absence of predatory fish which obviously can’t
persist in a wetland which dries regularly.</span></span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Argentine
Horned Frog</span></b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">, <i>Ceratophrys
ornata</i></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Conservation
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">The
Argentine Horned Frog is basically just a big mouth with tiny arms and legs.
They are ambush predators and dig into the ground so just their eyes are poking
out. From there it can grab just about anything: insects, small mammals, birds
or even each other with it’s large sticky tongue and hold it in place with it’s
sharp teeth and blade-like jaw bone.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">This image
is an illustration by the Amphibian Conservation Program’s manager, Mark
Mandica who was inspired to paint a portrait of the frog after he
underestimated it and it jumped up and latched onto his finger.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">The frog
depicted in this illustration was also in the local Atlanta, GA newspaper when
it had its 30th birthday!</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Unlike most
frog larvae which are vegetarians, the tadpoles of Horned Frogs are vicious
predators with teeth that are used to eat anything in the pond with them … including
each other.</span></span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Fringed Leaf
Frog</span></b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">, <i>Cruziohyla
craspedopus</i></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Conservation
Status: Decreasing</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">A beautiful
and mysterious frog, little is known about the Fringed Leaf Frog. They live
high in the canopy of the Amazon forest and rarely, if ever come to the ground.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">They are
tree hole breeders and use the small amount of water that collects in trees
where fallen branches can leave a hole. The tadpoles develop in these micro
habitats and emerge as one of the most beautiful frogs in the world</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">They are
named from the prominent fringe on their legs. This fringe breaks up the
outline of the frog making it look like part of the leaf, or lichen growth
rather than a frog. This frog hides in plain sight all day while it sleeps on
top of large leaves invisible to predators.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">While at the Atlanta
Botanical Garden, we were one of the first institutions to breed this species in
captivity.</span></span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Black-legged
Poison Dart Frog</span></b><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">,
<i>Phyllobates bicolor</i></span><span style="font-family: "Arial Unicode MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Conservation
Status: Near Threatened, In Decline</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">The Poison
Frogs (family Dendrobatidae) are a colorful and fascinating group of
amphibians. Frogs in this family secret poison from their granular glands with
a level of toxicity that varies from species to species.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Their bold
colors (reds, blues, yellows and oranges) are warnings to predators that the
frog is toxic and dangerous. These colors are the opposite of camouflage — the
frogs are trying to stand out — and the warning colors (or aposematic
coloration) effectively convey the message to predators before any attempt is
made to eat the frog.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Even though
there are almost 200 species of Poison Frog, only a few species are lethal to
humans (like the one pictured here). The most toxic Poison Frogs can kill a
half dozen adult humans just by touching it!</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">These
select few are also known as Poison Dart Frogs because they are used (by native
South American Amerindians) for blow dart hunting. Once a dart is tipped with
the secretions from one of these frogs, it can kill for up to 6 months.</span><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "News Gothic MT"; mso-fareast-font-family: "News Gothic MT";"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><span style="font-family: "News Gothic MT",sans-serif;">Despite the
incredible lethality of these frogs, they are still endangered and declining.
Their toxicity doesn’t aid them against the pressures that all amphibians are
facing globally such as habitat loss, emergent infectious disease, pollution
and harvesting.</span></span></div>
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We are excited to announce our new partnership with <b>Patreon</b>, a world renowned platform for connecting communities of people passionate about the same thing.<br />
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The Amphibian Foundation is using the platform to help create a safer world for amphibians. The global community of amphibian conservationists, enthusiasts, and supporters can join us on Patreon for a special experience, and Patreon allows us to connect with you all in a more direct and deeper way.<br />
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pateron.com/amphibianfoundationMark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-42627234754357671842020-03-22T05:08:00.000-04:002020-03-22T05:08:03.847-04:00Memphis Zoo & Amphibian Foundation: Working Together to Conserve Georgia's Rarest Frog, the Gopher Frog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In 2019, the Memphis Zoo and the Amphibian Foundation began collaborating on a project to further conserve the <b>Gopher Frog</b>, <i>Rana</i> (<i>Lithobates</i>) <i>capito</i>, through a <b>Memphis Zoo Conservation Action Network (CAN) Grant</b>. The grant was aimed at supporting the expansion of both the <i>in situ</i> and <i>ex situ</i> research initiatives developing at the Amphibian Foundation, and we are extremely grateful for the zoo's support in this project.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Amphibian Foundation staff serve on the <b>Gopher Frog Task Team</b>, which is an ad hoc interstate group of agencies and institutions dedicated to conserving this imperiled species throughout its range. The team targets populations in need of conservation and augmentation, as well as identifying areas in need of restoration to support wild populations of the species. We are happy for the opportunity to contribute in this talented and passionate group.</span><br />
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In a task team meeting, we identified <b>Alligator Creek Wildlife Management Area</b> (ACWMA) as a survey site for the Amphibian Foundation, given its relative proximity to Atlanta and the records of Gopher Frogs occupying portions of the WMA. The Memphis Zoo CAN Grant not only supported our research at Alligator Creek, but allowed us to initiate a <b>Community Science</b> project — bringing city-folks who are interested in contributing to amphibian conservation to the area to survey for Gopher Frogs. These sampling events consist of larval (tadpole) surveys with dipnets, and upland surveys of adults, which can be detected in <b>Gopher Tortoise</b> burrows using a Burrow Camera. All of the equipment needed for these surveys were provided by the CAN grant. Through the AF mailing list and social media posts, we recruited people interested in joining us for our field surveys.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tobias (left) the AF Director of Research, with Sarah (a <a href="http://bridge.amphibianfoundation.org/" target="_blank">Bridge Program for Conservation Research</a> student), and Javiera (an international Research Intern) just after sampling Alligator Creek WMA.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Burrow Camera provided by the CAN grant allows us to survey Gopher Tortoise burrows for Gopher Frogs.</td></tr>
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<tr align="center"><td class="tr-caption">Volunteer 'Community Scientists' surveying one of the wetlands at Alligator Creek</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Javiera dipnets a Little Grass Frog</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gopher Frog eggs (pictured here) are easily confused with Southern Leopard Frogs, which breed at similar times of year.</td></tr>
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Our task is to confirm the presence of Gopher Frog on the WMA, and identify breeding populations.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Anthony surveying a large ephemeral wetland at Alligator Creek</td></tr>
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Back at the Amphibian Foundation, we are focused on two population augmentation programs to bolster wild populations of imperiled Gopher Frogs. The first one is a <b>head-start</b> program (AKA assisted metamorphosis). Head-start in this instance means that eggs are collected from the wild and reared through metamorphosis — then released as small froglets— either right back where they came from or translocated to a recipient pond. The second initiative is to establish <b>captive breeding</b> populations of Gopher Frogs, where we will produce eggs at the Foundation that can be translocated in egg, larvae, or froglet stage into recipient wetlands at Georgia Department of Natural Resource's discretion.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Amphibian Research & Conservation Center (ARCC): Gopher Frogs and other native imperiled species are housed in <b>mesocosms</b>, or experimentally controllable artificial wetlands. The ARCC is located on the beautiful Blue Heron Nature Preserve, which is a City of Atlanta park and open to the public (dawn-dusk)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gopher Frogs <i>in</i> pseudo-<i>situ</i> housed in outdoor mesocosms</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Young adult Gopher Frogs peering out of an artificial burrow in their mesocosm</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">New cattle tanks arrive (thanks to the Memphis Zoo) and are waiting to be set up as head-start aquatic mesocosms</td></tr>
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Anthony rolling out a cattle tank to the ARCC to be set up as a mesocosm.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The additional mesocosms installed at the ARCC thanks to the Memphis Zoo CAN Grant. This brings the total of our artificla wetlands to 33.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Memphis Zoo researchers Sheila and Kristen collecting Gopher Frog sperm at the ARCC for their cryobanking research.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Students in the Amphibian Foundation's Master Herpetologist Program gather around one of the mesocosms at the ARCC</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Introducing children to Gopher Frogs is one of our favorite things to do. Little by little we are increasing awareness for this imperiled species in the next generation</td></tr>
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We can once again confirm that the <b>Frosted Flatwoods Salamander,</b> <i>Ambystoma cingulatum</i>, is <b>not</b> extinct in Georgia, though we did not find many (yet) in our surveys of the last known population of the species on the East Coast — Fort Stewart Army Base, Liberty County, GA.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Larval Flatwoods Salamanders are typically the target of field
surveys, as they are difficult to detect in adult and egg stages.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Larval Flatwoods Salamander, <i>in situ</i></td></tr>
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For some background on the species status and conservation efforts, see previous blog articles on the topic <b><a href="https://amphibianfound.blogspot.com/search/label/Ambystoma%20cingulatum" target="_blank">here</a></b>.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tobias, the Director of Research at the Amphibian Foundation, showing
off the first Flatwoods Salamander he has ever detected in the wild.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ben Stegenga of the <b>Orianne Society</b> came to help survey. Here he is detecting his very first <b>Flatwoods Salamander</b> larvae. We know how he feels :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Always nice to see <b>Little Grass Frogs</b>, <i>Pseudacris ocularis</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Occasionally, <b>Southern Cricket Frogs</b>, <i>Acris gryllus</i>, are bright red! Here's one that turned up in our dipnet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tobias exchanging sentiments with a <b>Ribbon Snake</b>,<i> Thamnophis suaritus</i>.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Can you find the Flatwoods Salamander? The markings of a larval Flatwoods Salamanders enable it to blend in with the flooded grasslands in which they live.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tobias (AF) and Roy King (Fort Stewart Fish & Wildlife) sampling in one of the historically occupied wetlands on the base.</td></tr>
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<br />Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com2Fort Stewart, GA, USA31.8690667 -81.608987331.8151297 -81.6896683 31.923003700000002 -81.5283063tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-47059974512702554602020-03-12T07:23:00.000-04:002020-03-12T07:23:11.052-04:00Study Shows Common Mosquito Repellent Kills Salamanders (a mosquito predator)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Larval Spotted Salamanders are killed by a common mosquito repellent, an ironic twist given that these amphibians prey upon mosquitoes as a major component of their diet.</td></tr>
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<a href="https://www.wamc.org/post/study-shows-common-mosquito-repellent-kills-predator" target="_blank">Read the article here</a>, and the published research from the Royal Society <a href="https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rsbl.2018.0526" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-70313047544745268222020-03-04T13:07:00.001-05:002020-03-05T03:46:38.498-05:00Another view of '#MetamorphosisMeadow'<img src="https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/88921876_608530879995957_7177316648758425329_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=yZLyoQbM69AAX8yew0U&oh=325dc308e5bdc3c94eb57aa0f2823707&oe=5E95F177" style="max-width: 586px;" /><br />
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Our outdoor captive propagation facility. 33 mesocosms (artificial and experimentally controllable wetlands) help us to breed and rear imperiled native amphibian species like Flatwoods Salamanders, Striped Newts, and Gopher Frogs ... plus many others </div>
Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-49234114104714652252020-02-23T04:58:00.000-05:002020-02-23T07:21:28.200-05:00Spotted Salamander introductions at a new recipient site in Atlanta<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Right here in Atlanta, we have huge black-purple salamanders with bright yellow spots — the Spotted Salamander!</td></tr>
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<b>Spotted Salamanders </b>are an incredible and secretive species, and even though they live right here in Atlanta, most people have never seen one. We are right in the middle of Spotted Salamander breeding season, <u>so now is your chance</u>!<br />
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Spotted Salamanders (<i>Ambystoma maculatum</i>) are an ephemeral wetland breeding amphibian, meaning they breed in seasonal pools (or puddles) that do not hold water (typically) for more than a few months. Most of them (as high as 90%) breed in the same puddle they were born! Unfortunately, there are not many of these puddles left in Atlanta, and we at AF have only been able to find 2 remaining populations inside the 285 perimeter. Spotted Salamanders are incredibly sensitive to habitat alteration and require a suitable ephemeral wetland, as well as upland habitat to persist. If there is a road or other obstruction in between where they live (uplands) and where they breed (ephemeral wetland), then the salamanders will be forced to cross the road or obstruction during their seasonal migrations, and that can be extremely detrimental to them.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve</b></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the 17 egg masses detected this year at Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve. Notice the surrounding gelatinous matrix around the individual eggs, which can identify these eggs from frog eggs which lack this matrix. (photo by Kevin Blackwell)</td></tr>
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If you have been following our work, you may be aware that we have successfully repatriated the species to a third location — the <b>Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve</b> (CSNP) in partnership with the preserve (where they hadn't been seen in a couple of decades). Working with the board and managers there, we have been able to return the species to the preserve by introducing eggs and larvae from a nearby population, while CSNP partners restored habitat by removing invasive plants. We are measuring our success by the fact that enough of our releases have now reached adulthood, and are returning to the pond to breed. We have found eggs for the past 4 years, including 17 egg masses this year alone!<br />
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<b>With the establishment of Spotted Salamanders at Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve, we have increased the known populations of the species from two to three!</b><br />
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You can join us for the 4th annual Salamander Stroll of the preserve on March 15th! Click here to learn more: <a href="https://atlantasciencefestival.org/events-2020/107-salamander-stroll/">https://atlantasciencefestival.org/events-2020/107-salamander-stroll/</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Anonymous Recipient Site</b></span><br />
We have been working with the dedicated people at <b>an anonymous recipient site</b> to introduce a new, and 4th population of Spotted Salamander to the Atlanta landscape. Our partners wish to remain anonymous to protect the new population of Spotted Salamanders from would-be collectors. A few years ago, dedicated land managers at the site began constructing an artificial wetland from an old borrow bit. We consulted with them on its development to insure it would function well for Spotted Salamanders. They also paid special attention to the upland habitat by restoring native plants and removing invasives. Once the pond was ready we began introducing Spotted Salamanders by releasing 30 mid-stage larvae in the pond 2 years ago, and returned this week with small portions of egg masses collected from the first introduction site (Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve).<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Portions of Spotted Salamander egg masses were collected for the introduction experiment. You can see here there are eggs in 2 different stages of development, indicating that the Salamanders bred at at least 2 separate rain events at CSNP. (photo by Anonymous)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mark (Executive Director at AF) and Sarah (Conservation Research Assistant in the <a href="http://bridge.amphibianfoundation.org/" target="_blank">AF Bridge Program</a>) preparing to introduce the eggs to the wetland. (photo by Anonymous)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gently lowering the eggs into the water in the recipient pond. (photo by Anonymous)</td></tr>
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For more information and to get involved in our Metro Atlanta Amphibian Monitoring Program, see the program's website: <a href="http://www.maamp.us/">www.maamp.us</a>Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-89414560554230302572020-02-16T19:21:00.001-05:002020-04-27T10:30:47.426-04:00After 11 years, and over a quarter million reads, we are moving the Frog Blog!<br />
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Don't worry, we will still be publishing regularly on amphibians, amphibian conservation, the Amphibian Foundation's programs, and all things slimy! We are simply moving our platform to <a href="http://patreon.com/amphibianfoundation" target="_blank">Patreon</a>, where our membership program lives. This will consolidate our messaging in one place, provide more opportunities to connect with us & get involved, and encourage our readers to get further involved as members.<br />
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Most articles will still be accessible whether you sign up or not, though we hope you will join us at a level that works for you. In these trying times, our conservation initiatives rely on member support more than ever, and we couldn't have come this far without our local, regional, and global members! Our Patreon program also provides opportunities to join at the <b>Partner Level</b>, for those that would like to get deeper involved in conservation into the future.<br />
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Please see our new Patreon page and blog: <a href="http://patreon.com/amphibianfoundation">patreon.com/amphibianfoundation</a></div>
Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-1544730413755952862020-02-16T12:34:00.000-05:002020-02-16T12:34:00.262-05:00A Message from Tobias, the new AF Director of Research<div dir="ltr" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, rather excited about finding my first Spotted Salamander in Georgia (AWARE, Lithonia, GA)</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Hi, I’m Tobias, the new Director of Research here at the Amphibian Foundation.”, I said to a new acquaintance at our headquarters at the <b>Blue Heron Nature Preserve</b>. She smiled and welcomed me to the building as though what I said to her was normal and not at all unbelievable. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">My six year old self had a dream to be a ‘natural wildlife preserver’ which has essentially come true now, but not how you might think. I never really knew what I was doing or had a real career plan. My path has been indirect to put it mildly. Dropping out of high school is not a detour likely to get someone into academia. A lot of people wander through life and find themselves drawn back to nature and conservation. And here I am with a plan to start something for people like me who are off the beaten path. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me, Sarah (our first Bridge Program Research Assistant) and Javiera (AF International Research Intern) outside of <b>Alligator Creek WMA</b>, a Bridge Program study site for <b>Gopher Frogs</b> (<i>Rana capito</i>)</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "georgia"; font-size: 11pt; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For all these people who have so much to offer and so much passion to learn and such rich diversity of experience to share, we have created a bridge into conservation research. Together with the amazing people at the <b>Amphibian Foundation</b> and with our many partners and opportunities I am fulfilling my dream of dedicating my life and work to saving my favorite animals from extinction. And the best, most satisfying and surprising thing for me is that fulfilling my dream is made possible by creating a bridge for other people to join us and enter the field of conservation. </span></div>
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Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-36262825009103122152020-02-09T08:46:00.000-05:002020-02-09T08:46:11.947-05:00Intern Spotlight: Javiera ConstanzoAs our beloved intern, Javiera returns home to Chile, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the four months that she spent with us as an International Research Intern. After receiving her Masters of Science from Tufts University in Conservation Medicine, Javiera came to work with us in amphibian conservation and collections husbandry projects. In our time working together, Javiera was an essential part of our team, made a tremendous impact on us and our collections, and we look forward to the time when we can work together again, either here or in Chile!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Javiera sampling for Gopher Frogs at Alligator Creek Wildlife Management Area</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">While she is fond of all things scaly and smily, she was particularly fond of the <b>Mole Salamander</b>, <i>Ambystoma talpoideum</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Javiera and a <b>Southern Cricket Frog</b>, <i>Acris gryllus </i>at ACWMA</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amanda (left), Javiera (center), and Abby (right) after the completion of moving the <b>Striped Newt </b>(<i>Notophthalmus perstriatus</i>) conservation collection into the Amphibian Lab at the Amphibian Foundation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gifted illustrator, Javiera drew this incredible portrait for Amanda on her last evening in the US, and presented it to her on her final day at AF.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Javiera touched us all — and we will miss her terribly!</td></tr>
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<br />Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-80888936204873119272020-02-02T06:04:00.000-05:002020-02-02T06:04:03.326-05:00Incredible website and resource for Long Leaf Pine endemic and Southeastern Herps (+ others)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frosted Flatwoods Salamander (<i>Ambystoma cingulatum</i>). Photo by Pierson Hill</td></tr>
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<a href="https://nrcs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=256b71e09e5148e2a64163f402fb80f7" target="_blank">Visit Website</a>Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-44604996416065440832020-02-01T15:47:00.001-05:002020-03-03T18:06:00.845-05:00Vietnamese Mossy Frog, 𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆<img src="https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/84078405_881664978956341_1446468906156231535_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=pt9Ev-ZR9u4AX9CKZOg&oh=e0d6e3f37eea6c37edf905bdf5aa08a5&oe=5EB79A84" style="max-width: 586px;" /><br />
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These incredible moss mimics have one of the most beautiful and elaborate camouflages in the frog world. These spectacular frogs were donated to #AF by the Tennessee Aquarium, a wonderful place where you can see them on exhibit. #Frog #Frogs #Frogger #Froggy #FrogsOfInstagram #LeafFrog #LeafFrogs #TreeFrog #TreeFrogs #FrogLife #Crypsis #Mimicry #AmphibiousAF #AmphibianFound #FrogsNeedOurHelp</div>
Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-56510425878267270172020-01-31T12:17:00.001-05:002020-03-03T18:04:28.090-05:00For #FrogFriday I am sharing my true frog love.<img src="https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/82898994_119704386241148_440068615462446663_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=Hm3er2i_NosAX-ogq1y&oh=d59e655863b34bf1505255e727fa3011&oe=5EB81640" style="max-width: 586px;" /><br />
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I have been more or less obsessed with 𝑷𝒊𝒑𝒂 𝒑𝒊𝒑𝒂 since I first mistook one for a piece of wood. Huge - yet flat as a Cracker Barrel pancake - no tongue or teeth - babies pop grotesquely out of momma's back - tiny eyes - star-shaped lobes on the finger tips for detecting prey - and are able to generate powerful suction to draw in prey. What more could you want from a #frog? #Frog #Frogs #Frogger #Froggy #FrogsOfInstagram #LeafFrog #LeafFrogs #TreeFrog #TreeFrogs #FrogLife #Crypsis #Mimicry #AmphibiousAF #AmphibianFound #FrogsNeedOurHelp</div>
Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-59955431057012853102020-01-30T13:24:00.001-05:002020-01-30T13:24:11.566-05:00Smallwood's Anole, 𝑨𝒏𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒊 A gorgeous species from Southeastern Cuba. They really aren't as ferocious as it looks in this picture. They tend to be much nicer than their 𝑨. 𝒆𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒔 cousin. #Fierce #Anole #Lizard #Lizards<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/81500605_761854784222900_4993602518025400537_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=vsrGB_JD-w0AX9VkN19&oh=b45a35f9018cea5215d7bd5e34a4779e&oe=5ED7EFFD' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-63712668437184432172020-01-29T12:54:00.001-05:002020-01-29T12:54:02.820-05:00Mole Salamander, 𝑨𝒎𝒃𝒚𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒂 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒖𝒎 I just love these goofy chonks. This individual was reared from larvae collected in a South Georgia ephemeral wetland. This species also commonly delays metamorphosis through a process called #progenesis and progenics can actually reproduce as larvae. It'd be nice to put off growing up until we were ready. #Paedomorphosis #Salamander #Salamanders #SalamandersOfInstagram #Ambystoma<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/82546243_636141010274999_4154090068477800010_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=UzGmOItvZ_wAX8hT-mD&oh=e057a578575942e5089756494433e9de&oe=5ED8E66E' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-25584385740648847602020-01-26T10:20:00.000-05:002020-01-27T05:03:44.556-05:00The Annual Amphibian Foundation Open House!The first Friday in December each year, we have opened the doors of the Amphibian Foundation (which is generally closed tot he public), and invited our partners to help us celebrate the wonderful diversity of reptiles and amphibians — often overlooked groups of animals — both groups are in great conservation concern.<br />
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The last couple of years hundreds of people have come help us celebrate! What a wonderful experience and we are so grateful the community has welcomed us, and wants to celebrate these animals with us.<br />
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— All photos by Tess Yaney — </div>
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In the lobby:</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Each year, we also open the annual <b>Ribbit Exhibit</b>, a fine art gallery featuring amphibians. Proceeds from the sale of the artwork benefits amphibian conservation in the southeast.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AF Merchandise is for sale, as well as a membership drive</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We maintain a small Poison Frog exhibit in the lobby as well. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarah Horsley, on of the artists featured in the Ribbit Exhibit poses in front of her salamander art.</td></tr>
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Partners:</h3>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Orianne Society, a valued partner, is always a huge hit at these events.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Micah Miles, a collaborator and PhD student at UGA is interviewing visitors on their feelings about reptiles and amphibians</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The University of Georgia Herpetological Society represented with some amazing animals and wonderful enthusiasm.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Georgia DNR came with wonderful displays, incredible outreach animals, and a powerful conservation message.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Everybody loves a Pine Snake!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visitors were enamored with the young Gopher Tortoise</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Heron, our friends, partners, and neighbors set up a science station to look at natural artifacts from the preserve.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A close up of natural treasures found on the Blue Heron Nature Preserve</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visitors could examine the wings of a butterfly under a microscope thanks to BHNP</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blue Heron staff engaging the visitors on the preserve: an oasis for urban nature</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Atlanta Audubon Society, our neighbors and partners, engaging visitors about native birds — including raptors!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Georgia Reptile Society always brings the party with well-dressed reptiles from around the world.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erin, an AF Volunteer educating visitors on Alligator Snapping Turtles, and our Education and Outreach programs at the Foundation.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Marjan, an AF Volunteer, giving a tour of the Director's office.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alyssa, and AF Volunteer in the Conservation Collections showing off 'Puddles' a beautiful Copperhead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Visitors admiring our state-of-the-art Rainchamber built mainly with parts and equipment donated by Zilla.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the Amphibian Lab at the Amphibian Foundation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jessica, an AF Volunteer in the Amphibian Lab giving a tour of the lab within which she works.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chase (the Co-Founders' oldest son) and Melanie making sure everybody is fed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 'Salamander Experience' is an important part of our Open House because we love to talk with people about this poorly understood group of animals.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Co-Founders also admiring the Rainchamber (we don't often get to see it at night)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Abby, an AF Volunteer in the Squamate Lab posing with one of the Georgia Reptile Society's well-dressed animals — a Green Iguana.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crystal (left), Anthony, and Mark (right) AF Co-Founders happy and exhausted after what was another amazing and packed Open House.</td></tr>
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Hope to see you next year!!!Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-31406728608601171842020-01-24T17:40:00.001-05:002020-01-24T17:40:12.680-05:00I love teaching #Reptile and #Amphibian #Biology at @agnesscott — Very excited that today it became official. Woo Hoo! #grateful<img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/82718688_161882131774334_3064416535665618775_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=ubwky7wh9ykAX8Tryq3&oh=b5d7cc6f86bcec7dca3f13beb1ae657b&oe=5EBAE196' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-85737492845813121862020-01-19T11:27:00.000-05:002020-01-19T12:25:43.928-05:00Stuck in a Peanut Butter Jar! Snapping Turtle is rescued by AF staff and volunteers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Yesterday, we received a troubling call from Carola, an<b> Education & Outreach Volunteer</b> at the Amphibian Foundation. She and her family found an adult Snapping Turtle (<i>Chelydra serpentina</i>) with its <b>head stuck in a peanut butter jar.</b></div>
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Having a lot of experience with <b>Snapping Turtles</b> — this is something I had never heard of! What could possibly motivate an adult Snapper to jam its head in a peanut butter jar to the point where it couldn't get it out!? Did it want some peanut butter? Did some other tasty morsel crawl in there?</div>
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Nevertheless, Carola and her son's Patrick and Alan were concerned, so they contacted us. Anthony and I sprung into action. Though we had gone on many Snapping Turtle rescues, this was an unprecedented mission. What might we need to remove the Snapper's heard from the jar? I brought an oil filter wrench (maybe to grip the jar), and a small hammer (in case we needed to bust the jar). Turns out, we needed neither of those things.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is the poor Snapping Turtle with its head stuck in a peanut butter jar. Carola (AF Volunteer) courageously poked holes in the plastic jar to insure the animal could breathe.</td></tr>
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I held the turtle, while Anthony gripped the jar. We gave the jar as much of a tug as we could without injuring the turtle. The jar wouldn't budge! At this point, I was hoping we wouldn't have to cut the jar off, as that would be a horrible experience for all turtles and people involved. Then, we thought lubing up the turtle might help. Carola grabbed some cooking oil, and poured it on the extended neck of the turtle. A little massaging of the oil around the neck and <i>fwiipppp</i>, the turtle's head popped right out of the jar! Of course, I immediately pointed the business end of the turtle away from the helpers.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Patrick (left), me, Carola, and Alan down at the stream before releasing the Snapping Turtle that just had its head removed from a peanut butter jar. (Photo by A. Mandica)</td></tr>
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The turtle appeared to be of good health and weight, so hopefully it wasn't stuck in there for very long. We decided the best thing to do was return it to the stream where it was found.<br />
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Snappers do not know how to cooperate with rescue missions or how to show their appreciation, but it felt good to help out this old turtle which at that size could have been 20 or so.Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-84691341560641234032020-01-17T05:17:00.001-05:002020-01-17T05:17:16.572-05:00Phenomenal Audio Recording of Gopher Frogs this Season in Alabama<br />
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Recording by Mark Bailey —<br />
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Here is the caption from Mark's post:<br />Recorded 01-15-2020 at an isolated wetland in <b>Conecuh National Forest, AL</b>. Heard are Gopher Frog (<i>Lithobates capito</i>), Southern Leopard Frog (<i>Lithobates utricularia</i>), Ornate Chorus Frog (<i>Pseudacris ornata</i>), Spring Peeper (<i>Pseudacris crucifer</i>), and Southern Chorus Frog (<i>Pseudacris nigrita</i>).Mark Mandicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745266516471046418noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215863751193329197.post-91172096758147647072020-01-10T11:32:00.001-05:002020-01-10T11:32:02.996-05:00Master Herpetologist starts tomorrow, and we are looking forward to getting started! Still a few spaces available Join us! masterherper.amphibianfoundation.org <img src='https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/79638715_1397739947072154_503317627054060597_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&_nc_ohc=27l2-aKYOVcAX-fg2eK&oh=2c14db62cff149694a863c6589aafd07&oe=5E9388D0' style='max-width:586px;' /><br />
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