Mastodawn

Went to the frog stream. I didn't realize the kid was planning to abduct some babies.🥶

I'd like to go for a night-time walk there sometime. See if I can spot any amphiumids. I hear that it is quite rare to see one. It's like the giant squid of the south, in puddles, ditches &c.

They have some wicked teeth. So only looking, no touching!😅 #amphibians

Carlton Carnivores 17h ago

New video out!
A relatively short one again, as on this day we attempted visiting Mammoth Cave!...but the coincidence of it being during the government shutdown last year meant, the cave itself was not actually open (a disappointment that will hopefully be remedied in near future). Despite that, the surrounding area was still traversable, and on the hikes there were a few critters that did in fact make themselves known!
Find the video here: https://youtu.be/Zt0HiMKOC-w

#herping #herpetology #snakes #salamanders #reptiles #amphibians #animals #nature #wildlife #educational #biology #zoology #mammothcave #carltoncarnivores

Mark 1d ago

#Beavers breathe new life into Dorset as dams built, #biodiversity returns

Providing end-of-year report, the #NationalTrust project, said it's thrilled beavers were reshaping their home in #Dorset; they felled #trees to construct a 35m #dam, slowing flow of a stream & creating a deep, #wildlife-rich pool

#Coppicing trees allowed more light in & improved #habitats for #plants, #insects, #amphibians, #birds, #bats; may stop flooding on nearby road

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/27/beavers-dorset-dams-biodiversity-national-trust

#nature #wildlife

Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns

National Trust says one year after reintroduction they are enriching habitats and may be having kits this summer

The Guardian

Smartphone Photographer 5d ago

Nothing says spring in Ireland like finding a fresh batch of frogspawn in the marshy grass. 🐸✨

#photography #EastCoastKin #TeamPixel #frogspawn #IrishWildlife #SpringWatch #NatureLovers #Amphibians #Ireland #Wetlands #WildIreland #urbanbiodiversity

michael 6d ago

19-Mar-2026
Climate variability poses a threat to cold blooded animals
Climate change a threat to ectotherms

study has found that cold blooded #animals (#ectotherms) are unable to adjust physiologically to daily temperature fluctuations, a limitation that could leave them increasingly vulnerable as climate change drives even greater temperature variability.

(Didn't we know that already?)

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1120689

#science #ecology #conservation #climateCatastrophe #amphibians

Climate variability poses a threat to cold blooded animals

Research from Murdoch University has found that cold blooded animals (ectotherms) aren't able to physiologically adjust to daily temperature fluctuations as previously assumed. This could leave them vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

EurekAlert!

BrambleBearSnoring 6d ago

Why did the amphibian cross the road?

Dunno, but you can help them not get squished at Hidden Valley Nature Center!

https://www.midcoastconservancy.org/events-list/maine-big-night-26

#SolarpunkSunday
#amphibians

Maine big night 3/27-5/15 — Midcoast Conservancy

On any given night between March 27 and May 15, we could experience a Big Night , and you can join us! Maine Big Night (MBN) is a nonprofit community science project established to confront the issue of amphibians becoming roadkill en masse. Amphibians, already facing stronger threats than many o

Midcoast Conservancy

Carlton Carnivores Mar 21

New video out!
We're back to the Midwest trip again, and the second day...while a snake did manage to make it into this vid, it's the salamanders that steal the spotlight. Two brand new, chunky lifer species in fact!
Find the video here: https://youtu.be/bVIGU6wZw-w

#herping #herpetology #salamanders #amphibians #snakes #turtles #reptiles #animals #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #naturephotography #educational #biology #zoology #carltoncarnivores

Joel Mar 20

In spring 2025, 215 volunteers surveyed more than 100 road sites across Tompkins County, documenting 7,000 amphibians. Approximately 3,000 of those had been killed.

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/03/human-patrols-boost-migrating-amphibians

#amphibians #HabitatLoss #climatechange #pollution

Human patrols boost migrating amphibians | Cornell Chronicle

Led by two Cornell graduate students, more than 300 volunteers are heading out into the rain on warm spring nights to help migrating salamanders and frogs.

Cornell Chronicle