Despite the name, the spring peeper is not the first frog Iowan's can expect to hear this year - that honor traditionally goes to the chorus frog. The difference is in the amphibian's call. The spring ...

AGASSIZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Minn. -- The sun was just a dimming red ball on the western horizon when Maggie Anderson stepped out of the truck to hear what she could hear. The sky overhead was ...

Like you, from time to time I get asked to name my favorite musical albums. Among my list of Led Zeppelin and Van Morrison and Charlie Parker selections is one by Ray Anderson, the late University of ...

Twice a year, Linda Berker and her husband Donald James head out from their Lapeer County home in search of the croaking, chirping sounds of frogs. They drive to a few sites a mile apart from each ...

The sounds of amphibians are altered by the increase in ambient temperature, a phenomenon that, in addition to interfering with reproductive behaviour, serves as an indicator of global warming.

Editor's note: Karen Glennemeier, a research biologist on Shedd Aquarium's freshwater research team, has decades of experience in amphibian research and habitat restoration. The scientist from ...

Each spring, when the weather starts warming, Midlander Eldon Enger drives down dark country roads, getting out of his truck to check for frogs and toads nearby. Although it might sound like a kooky ...

IOWA, USA — Things are about to get froggy around Iowa! The Iowa DNR is looking for volunteers to participate in the annual frog and toad call survey. For the past 33 years, scientists and trained ...

MADISON (WKOW) -- Now that it's warming up, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is looking for "froggers" to lend an ear to document frog and toad calls. The Wisconsin Frog and Toad Survey ...

MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources are seeking volunteers for its annual Frog and Toad Surveys. The survey will help document frog and toad breeding calls throughout the ...