Australian scientists believe they have discovered a secret weapon in the country’s war on toxic toads with new research suggesting the poisonous amphibians are highly vulnerable to attack by meat ants. Read More »
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Dozens of new species including a tiny chirping frog, a bright green tree frog with enormous eyes, a striped gecko and more than 50 types of spider have been discovered in the remote mountain forests have Papua New Guinea. Read More »
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Remember Frogger, the classic 1980s computer game in which you were tasked with helping a plucky amphibian find his way home across a perilous busy road? Well, now wildlife enthusiasts can take part in a real-life version of the game after a conservation group used Google Earth to map hundreds of “toad crossings” across the UK. Read More »
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