Ranavirus: a Cold-Blooded (Amphibian) Killer
Carly Eakin, Graduate Researcher, University of Maine The past three summers I have surveyed wood frog tadpoles and spotted salamander larvae in over 30 vernal pools around Bangor, Maine, collecting...
View ArticleHow Will Vernal Pool Conservation Work in Different Types of Maine Towns?
Abigail Kaminski, Research Associate, Clark University Vernal pools are important landscape features (see our posts about their importance here and here. Decisions that lead to the preservation of...
View ArticleA Question, Answered
We recently had a question from a concerned follower: Question: “This morning I just discovered 20 dead tadpoles at the edge of my backyard vernal pool. They appear to be green frogs but I can’t say...
View ArticleThe Big Ecological Roles of Small Natural Features
Orono, Maine — Ecologists and conservationists have long recognized that keystone species have major ecological importance disproportionate to their abundance or size. Think beavers, sea stars and...
View ArticleWhy Do Vernal Pools Form?
Lydia Kifner, MS Researcher, University of Maine; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering What makes a vernal pool form in the landscape? Like any other landscape feature, geologic history is...
View ArticleMaine Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project
Aidan O’Brien searching a clearcut for Mink Frog Scott Lindemann, Master of Wildlife Conservation Student, University of Maine This summer will bring with it an exciting new project from the...
View ArticleEcologists Emerge with Spring Rains…
Aram Calhoun, Professor of Wetland Ecology, University of Maine Kristine Hoffmann, Post Doctoral Researcher, University of Maine Warm spring rains (following what seemed to be an extra long winter)...
View ArticleMaine Amphibian and Reptile Atlas Project – Part 2
Scott Lindemann, Master of Wildlife Conservation Student, University of Maine Both summer and our summer fieldwork are fully underway now. Our project has been running and collecting data more or less...
View ArticleSubarctic Wood Frogs! A Summer Spent in Churchill, Manitoba
Thomas Hastings, Graduate Assistant, Appalachian State University Polar bears spotted near the coast of Hudson Bay. (Photo: Thomas Hastings) After working with wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) for several...
View ArticleThe Big Night 2020
Greg LeClair, Ecology and Environmental Science, University of Maine Hi everyone! My name is Greg LeClair and I’m the project creator of The Big Night – Maine Amphibian Migration Monitoring. This is a...
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