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The pickerel frog is a curious looking frog with a pattern of seemingly “hand-drawn” squares on its back. These frogs can be found in southeastern Canada and throughout the eastern half of the United States. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and […]

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The spotted salamander, aka yellow-spotted salamander, is a species of mole salamander that hails from eastern Canada and eastern United States. These salamanders face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of deforestation from the logging industry; roads and railroads that divide their territory and can result […]

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The long-toed salamander gets their name due to their long outer 4th toe on the hind limbs. These critters are found at up to 9,200 feet elevations. They face the threats of invasive species in the form of trout that consume the larval stage of these salamanders; and likely habitat […]

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The arroyo toad is a species of true toad in the family Bufonidae. They are endemic to California, and Baja California state, as well as Mexico. Sadly, these amphibians face many threats such as habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, farming, ranching, dams, fires, […]

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The hooded pitohui was thought at 1 time to be a whistler species, but is now known to be a member of the Old World oriole family. They are a medium-sized songbird and among the very few known poisonous birds. They are found on New Guinea. With a stable population […]

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The bombardier beetle is a adephagan (ground) beetle with more than 500 species worldwide. They get their name from their famous defense mechanism. When threatened they can release a surprisingly effective counter attack. So be sure to take a second and be careful not to disturb them or you too […]

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The white-rumped vulture is an Old World (those from Asia and Africa) vulturine species native to southern and southeastern Asia. Numbering into the several million strong, before the 2000s, these birds now number only an estimated 6,000-. This is due primarily to kidney failure as a result of diclofenac poisoning. […]

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The Sri Lankan painted frog, aka Sri Lankan bullfrog, Indian painted frog, Sri Lankan kaloula, kaloula frog, Ceylon kaloula, or painted globular frog, hails from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, India, and Nepal. They prefer dry forests, wetlands, coconut & rubber plantations, rice fields, and disrupted habitats close to homes. The IUCN […]

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The redbelly newt, aka red-bellied newt, hails only from the coastal Redwoods and woodlands in northern California. They prefer mixed conifers, valley-foothill woodlands, montane hardwoods, and hardwood-conifer habitats. Unfortunately, these newts face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential and commercial development, the logging industry, and roads […]

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The natterjack toad is native to 17 European countries. These are the only toads native to Ireland. They prefer heathland and sandy habitats. Even though they face the threats of habitat destruction at the hands of logging, mining, and quarrying; tourism; disturbances at the hands of recreational activities; pollution; and […]

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