The Amphibian Foundation's Frog Blog

We had a wonderful time celebrating the Grand Opening of our tropical frog rainchamber a week or so ago. Lots of people came out to help us celebrate, and we introduced the first 20 frogs into the enclosure. Here are some incredible photographs from the event by Tess Yaney , of Tess Yaney Photography . Among other things, Tess is the official AF Photographer. People arriving to the event, but were distracted by all the exhibits in the hallway: Mata Mata Turtle, Roti Island Snack-neck Turtle, and an African Lungfish. Also, a few small enclosures with Poison Frogs. To learn about the construction of the Rainchamber itself, click here . A close-up of the plants in the rainchamber. Many of these plants were nursed from trimmings and discarded plants from my time at Atlanta Botanical Garden. Available space for frogs in this Rainchamber is 6 x 6 x 3. Before the 'release' I gave a little tour of the Rainchamber and explained its form, function and utility for am...

It’s my privilege to post on the Amphibian Foundation's frogblog and to offer any support I can for the amazing work of Mark Mandica, who’s level of commitment to amphibian conservation I greatly admire. I have known Mark for over 5 years now and the more I know of this man the more impressed I am with all he does. Establishing AF, and all the associated amphibian conservation, teaching and engagement work, is a real credit to him and such an incredible achievement. Although much of Mark’s great conservation work focuses on native US species, I also know that he has a real passion for tropical species. It is through this shared interest that we first met and particularly with regards neotropical tree frogs. Much our outreach and engagement work with the younger generation here in Manchester involves getting them outdoors to generate interest in the natural world.   Introducing the next generation to nature: Me and Sylvia pond-dipping in the local park. Related Links:...

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