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Acoustic study confirms rare eastern spadefoot in region

The Calvert Marine Museum’s Estuarine Biology Department has published findings from a 2025 study that used nighttime ...
Southern Georgia has a rich frog fauna (about 25 species) and the breeding calls of these amphibians resound through the night during wet weather. This year I have received numerous reports from ...
MILTON -- The eastern spadefoot toad was placed on the endangered list in 2005 when it was found there are only two locations in the state where they live. Pennsylvania is near the northern limit of ...
RICHMOND — For years, the only known breeding colony of eastern spadefoot toads in Rhode Island was in the Scudder Preserve, a wooded expanse tucked away in rural Richmond. So on the rainy morning of ...
PROVIDENCE — The eastern spadefoot toad is a state-endangered animal in Rhode Island that is known to populate only a handful of sites around the state. But a newly-employed detection technique is ...
In 1830, writer Edward Bulwer-Lytton released his novel, "Paul Clifford." It opened with the now immortal and oft-mocked line, “It was a dark and stormy night.” The evening of March 31 was such a ...
The desert conditions of the Southwestern United States can make life tough for water-dwelling creatures. But some of the ecosystem's animals have learned to adapt — and get creative with their love ...