For 40 years, wildlife biologists worldwide have been sounding the alarm on a mass extinction of amphibians. In response, several groups of scientists and volunteers have formed to chronicle exactly ...
Explore one of San Diego’s dozens of canyons on this short hike that would be especially inviting for students, with a location not far from the San Diego State University campus. Located in Rancho ...
SYDNEY—Australian scientists hoped a new app would allow anyone with a smartphone to record frog calls, revealing new insights about the roughly 240 native frog species on this landmass the size of ...
Put a microphone outside overnight in Southern California not far from the urban sprawl, and you might be surprised how much you can hear. (SOUNDBITE OF ANIMAL HOWLING) SUMMERS: But for scientists ...
LANSING, MICH. -- If the sound of spring wildlife returning to Michigan’s wetlands makes your heart leap with joy, you might be a great candidate for participating in the Department of Natural ...
Two years ago we read a disquieting statement in the New York Times. The writer recommended: “… go for a walk or a drive while listening to “Slow Radio,” a very soothing BBC podcast featuring sounds ...
You can hear the choruses of male wood frogs in vernal pools during the early spring. It’s not the birds or the bees in this story. It’s actually frogs. Wood frogs, it turns out, start their mating ...
If you’re out on a walk in early spring and you happen to hear clucking, don’t start looking around for barnyard birds. The wood frog is one of the first frog species to emerge in late winter in the ...
Whether it’s the deep “jug o’ rum” of the American bullfrog, the “peep, peep, peep” of the spring peeper or the “gick, gick, gick” of the northern cricket frog, give a listen and you'll hear nature’s ...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK — Life can move at such a quick pace that we can forget to stop and listen to the sounds around us. Wednesday, Rocky Mountain National Park made it a little easier. From ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Spring peepers, among the first frogs in this region to call in spring, are more heard than seen. Only about an inch in length, ...
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