Biodiversity

From the AWeb site:

Webinar on May 20

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The New Zealand Government is trying to open important frog habitat on
the Corimandel Peninsula to mining. To raise awareness of the issue,
Phil Bishop will be giving a webinar in which he will discuss the
situation and urge people to write the NZ Gov't officials in charge of
the decision.

In association with the Nature Conservancy and University of California Press, The Washington Post has published distribution maps of the numbers of species, for the major vertebrate groups.

From the AmphibiaWeb home page:

The New York Times describes conservation efforts for this Extinct in the Wild species, Nectophrynoides asperginis. This tiny toad species, which gives birth to miniscule toadlets, was discovered in 1998 living in the spray zone of a single Tanzanian waterfall.

Bridging the gap between science and policy in amphibian conservation: Beyond 2010

Dear Colleagues,

The United Nations declared 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. While it is a year to celebrate the planet's living systems, it is also a year to take stock of what has been achieved to curb biodiversity loss and report against the 2010 biodiversity target.

Sahonagasy.org is a "community website for researchers, conservationists, and amateurs interested in the conservation of Madagascar's unique amphibian fauna."

The site contains literature, photos, and documents (pdfs) relating to conservation strategies for the frogs of Madagascar.

from the AmphibiaWeb site:

2010 is the International Year of Biodiversity! Amphibians are the most threatened vertebrate taxon, with at least 42% of species declining in numbers and nearly a third already threatened with extinction or lost entirely (Stuart et al. 2004). Please help conserve habitat, fund fieldwork and conservation, and become more aware of your local amphibians and the particular threats they face.