At the centre of the action is Martin Thompson, 71, who has a nickname affectionately used on patrol nights. "They call me ...

Two Asian common toad couples mating in Karnataka, India. The yellow toads pictured are male and the brown toads are female. Susanne Stückler As the first monsoon rains in India and southeast Asia ...

If the global decline of honeybees has taught us anything, it’s that even the most commonplace, ordinary species are vulnerable. Researchers working with the “Toads on Roads” project now report that ...

SUMMIT COUNTY – Although federal biologists decided for now to keep boreal toads off the endangered species list, a recent amphibian conservation summit in Washington, D.C. ended with a slate of ...

Last year, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trusts’ Education and Engagement team at Swanwick Lakes Nature Reserve rescued 170 toads and seven frogs found trapped along a secu ...

The chytrid fungus—responsible for millions of amphibian deaths worldwide—is now believed to be behind a sudden decline in the common midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans), according to a new paper in ...

For two years Mike Flaherty and his son have braved the chilly late-winter nights as they head out on "toad patrol" in ...

At some point eight to 10 years ago, some toads stowed away on a ship in Asia, possibly Ho Chi Minh City, and hitched a ride to Madagascar. Those invaders, Asian common toads, have been slowly ...

The islands of Wallacea, which include parts of Indonesia, are home to many species that exist nowhere else in the world. The Asian common toad (Duttaphrynus melanostictus) has spread across the ...

Bombardier beetles are known for their feisty response to predators. When confronted, the insects blast their adversary with a boiling-hot secretion of noxious chemicals. If they get swallowed anyway, ...