Tag Archives: amphibian

Big Garden Birdwatch 2014

Posted on January 25, 2014 by argylesock

Originally posted on Green Living London:
Pic: RSPB More than half a million people are expected to be watching their garden birds the weekend (25-26 January), for the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch. It’s the biggest wildlife survey in the world…

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Jumping species: how good intentions spread diseases

Posted on September 2, 2013 by argylesock

Ian Le Guillou at Understanding Animal Research (UAR) tells us how infectious diseases jump between species. These jumps often happen because of things that humans do. Sometimes, the disease jumps to us. Diseases that can infect humans and also other … Continue reading →

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Big Spawn Count 2013

Posted on April 18, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… Back in January, I urged people to take part in the Big Spawn Count. It was cold then. Now that spring is coming to Britain at last, the amphibians are spawning. If you see spawn you might like … Continue reading →

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Australia’s Native Frogs Fight With Cane Toads Successfully

Posted on March 10, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Ann Novek( Luure)–With the Sky as the Ceiling and the Heart Outdoors:
BBC News2013-03-07: The tadpoles of Australia‘s native frogs can outcompete invasive toads, scientists say. The toads are considered a threat to Australian wildlife, leading…

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Pesticides kill frogs

Posted on January 31, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… Another reason to contribute to the Great Spawn Count. A few years from now, will there be amphibian spawn to count? Here’s the science. I trust the journal it’s in – part of the well respected Nature Publishing … Continue reading →

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Coming to a pond near you… close encounters of the amphibian kind

Posted on January 25, 2013 by argylesock

If you’re in Britain, Pond Conservation invites you to the Big Spawn Count 2013. It sounds very easy to join in. When spawning season begins, in the spring, you’re invited to count how many clumps of spawn are laid and … Continue reading →

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Wildlife in UK cities

Posted on December 9, 2012 by argylesock

I’m grateful to my fellow blogger petrel41 for pointing to this.

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Lovely weather… for slugs

Posted on July 22, 2012 by argylesock

Our wet summer in Britain has led to increases in slug and snail populations. We British (or was it the English?) have been called ‘a nation of gardeners’ as well as one or two less flattering descriptions. It’s true: gardens … Continue reading →

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