Frogs are disappearing
Frog populations have been declining worldwide at unprecedented rates, and nearly one-third of the world’s 6,418 amphibian species are threatened with extinction. At least 100 species have completely disappeared since 1980, and this is NOT normal: amphibians naturally go extinct at a rate of only about one species every 250 years!!!
Frog populations are faced with an onslaught of environmental problems: pollution, infectious diseases, habitat loss, invasive species, climate change, and over-harvesting for the pet and food trades. Unless these problems are remedied, amphibian species will continue to disappear, resulting in irreversible consequences to the planet’s ecosystems.
Who we are
SAVE THE FROGS! is an international team of scientists, educators, policymakers and naturalists dedicated to protecting the world’s amphibian species: the frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and caecilians. Learn more about us here.
Our mission
Our mission is to protect amphibian populations and the habitats in
which they live, and to create a society that respects,
enjoys and protects nature and wildlife. The amphibian extinction crisis is one of the most serious environmental issues of the 21st century, and thus SAVE THE FROGS! takes a multi-faceted approach towards protecting remaining amphibian populations. Specifically, we (1) conduct and fund scientific research that directly benefits amphibians; (2) defend amphibians' legal rights; (3) lobby for the creation of new laws, for instance to reduce the spread of infectious diseases and to ban harmful pesticides; (4) purchase land in areas of high amphibian biodiversity, and areas where critically endangered species are under immediate threat; (5) improve environmental education in schools and increase the public’s awareness of environmental issues to ensure that amphibian conservation becomes (and remains) a top priority for current and future generations.
Read more about our mission and how we are accomplishing it.
It's up to you to SAVE THE FROGS!
Frogs are going extinct NOW and need your help TODAY! We're doing our part; here's how you can do yours:
— Reduce your environmental impact.
— Wear a SAVE THE FROGS! T-shirt, wristband or pin.
— Make a tax-deductible donation to SAVE THE FROGS!
— Order one of our frog posters for your home, workplace or school.
— Post these flyers at school and around town.
— Attend one of our free lectures on the amphibian extinction crisis.
— Have a website or blog? Link to us using these pictures.
— Sign up for a SAVE THE FROGS! Platinum Visa Card.
— We want to stay in touch with you. Join our free mailing list.
— Donate your used car, truck, boat or RV to SAVE THE FROGS!
— Donate your used computer to SAVE THE FROGS!
— Stop your junk mail today. Save forests, save frogs.
— Follow us on Twitter. Join the SAVE THE FROGS! Facebook Group.
— Shop online using iGive. Choose SAVE THE FROGS! as your charity.
— Search the web with iSearchiGive and choose us as your charity.
— Take part in our Frog Art, Frog Poetry and Frog Video Contests.
— Start a fundraiser at your school or office.
— Your car would look way better with these bumper stickers.
— Add www.savethefrogs.com to your email's automated signature.
— Get involved: The 2nd Annual Save The Frogs Day is April 30, 2010
— Build our community: add your thoughts to the FrogForum.
— Digg us. StumbleUpon us. We're Del.icio.us. Submit us to Reddit.
— Subscribe to the FrogBlog.
— Join SAVE THE FROGS! - Membership has its privileges.
Recent News & Website Updates
Take Action!
Introducing our new Take Action! webpage. We'll use this page to list petitions we need you to sign, and letters we need you to send. There is power in numbers and our numbers are growing! So take action today and find out what Cameron Diaz has to do with saving the frogs!
SAVE THE FROGS! on Grist.org
SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director spoke recently with the reporters of Grist.org about frog extinctions. Read the story here.
SAVE THE FROGS! Charter Memberships Now Available
We're pleased to announce that SAVE THE FROGS! is now offering memberships. Join SAVE THE FROGS! today and you'll not only become part of a world-wide community of nature lovers and conservationists, you'll be helping SAVE THE FROGS! protect amphibian populations for future generations. Plus you get great gifts for joining, like this fantastic tote bag that's made out of seven recycled bottles! Learn more about memberships and join today!
SAVE THE FROGS! wins the 2009 Democracy In Action Green Grant Award
We received some great news yesterday: based on our past successes and our potential to create significant environmental progress, Democracy In Action has awarded SAVE THE FROGS! a 2009 Green Grant. Learn more in the FrogBlog.
SAVE THE FROGS! on front page of The Oregonian
If you live in Oregon, please have a look at the June 11th issue of The Oregonian, the front page of which features SAVE THE FROGS! in the article Oregon's native amphibians on the edge.
Your junk mail. Your responsibility.
More than 100 million trees are destroyed each year to produce junk mail. Creating and shipping the world's junk mail produces more greenhouse gas emissions than do nine million cars. We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with 41pounds.org, a nonprofit that guarantees they will stop 90% of your junk mail. Sign up by June 15th and they will donate $15 to SAVE THE FROGS!. If you are like the average American, you receive 41 pounds of junk mail each year. Tired of it? So are we! Take action today.
Dr. Kerry Kriger's Speaking Tour - Summer Dates
In an effort to raise awareness of the amphibian extinction crisis, SAVE THE FROGS!
Founder, Executive Director & Ecologist Dr. Kerry M. Kriger will be speaking at schools, zoos, museums, community groups and businesses throughout North America. You can view lecture dates here.
iGive.com
Most of us shop online fairly often. SAVE THE FROGS! is now listed with iGive.com, a fantastic free service that donates up to 10% of the sales to SAVE THE FROGS! for anything you purchase from Patagonia, REI, Amazon, Best Buy, Ebay, Barnes and Noble, Nordstrom, Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Cafepress and over 700 other merchants. So go to iGive.com the next time you need to shop online...this is an easy way to help SAVE THE FROGS!
Free Poster Offer!
Order any of our fabulous posters by 11:59pm June 26th and receive a FREE 'How To Help Save Frogs' poster. Two great posters AND you're supporting SAVE THE FROGS!...Hop to it!
Dr. Kerry Kriger on National Geographic Weekend
Boyd Matson of National Geographic's Weekend Radio recently interviewed SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger. You can listen to the recording here.
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