SAVE THE FROGS! In The News
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Our society as a whole is unaware that amphibians are disappearing. Members of the media have the ability to rapidly communicate the plight of amphibians to virtually every sector of society. By writing an article or producing a TV segment on amphibian declines you will be contributing greatly to amphibian conservation.
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SAVE THE FROGS! on the Radio
Turn up the volume and listen to SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger talk about amphibian extinctions and other issues.
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Here are the interviews you can listen to above:
Frog Art Contest Winner Jonah Weissman on WVTF
Sandi Hausman of Charlottesville, VA Public Radio interviews Jonah Weissman, winner of the Under 10 years old category of the 1st Annual Frog Art Contest. Jonah's artwork is also available as an 18x24" print, with all proceeds going to SAVE THE FROGS! amphibian conservation efforts. Get the poster here!
Mark Moses of Charlottesville, VA WCHV 1260am
SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger spoke about frogs with Mark Moses about frog extinctions and the Frog Art Contest. Have a listen here.
Lillian Brummet of Conscious Discussions Radio
SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger spoke about frogs with Lillian Brummet of British Columbia's Conscious Discussions Radio. Have a listen here.
Boyd Matson of National Geographic Weekend
Have a listen to Boyd Matson's May 15th 2009 radio interview with SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger. This aired May 24th on XM Public Radio 133. Thanks to Ben Shaw for recording and mixing.
Libby Herman of CHUM Radio 1410 AM Vancouver, BC
Have a listen to Libby Herman's Save The Frogs Day radio interview with SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger.
Brad Savage of WCNR 106.1 Charlottesville, VA
Have a listen to Brad Savage's Save The Frogs Day radio interview with SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger.
SAVE THE FROGS! on Television
British Columbia's CTV
Maria Weisgarber ran a story on the release of threatened Oregon Spotted Frogs into the wild. Watch the video, which features SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger, who was in Vancouver to give a lecture at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Vancouver's Georgia Straight
Carlito Pablo of The Georgia Straight interviews SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger for their first ever piece on frogs. Read the article here, and watch the video below.
Wayne Freedman of San Francisco's ABC7 News
Wayne interviewed SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger about Southern Gastric Brooding Frogs and frog extinctions during the San Francisco leg of Dr. Kriger's nationwide lecture tour. Read the article and watch the video here.
Gary Chittim of Seattle's King 5 News
Gary Chittim of Seattle's King 5 News interviewed SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger about invasive bullfrogs, chytrid fungus and other frog issues during the Seattle leg of Dr. Kriger's nationwide lecture tour. Read the article and watch the video here.
Save The Frogs Day - Vancouver's CBCtv
Watch SAVE THE FROGS! Advisory Committee Member David Wong discuss frog declines in Vancouver. David's work was instrumental in getting the 1st Annual Save The Frogs Day legally recognized in Vancouver.
SAVE THE FROGS! in Print
The Chronicle
Pam Chergotis writes about the plight of the Northern Cricket Frog in this article for which Kerry Kriger was interviewed.
Treehugger.com
Sara Novak covered our Mountain Yellow-legged Frog campaign with an article enitled "Trout fishing causes the demise of...frogs".
Discovery Channel's Planet Green
Brian Merchant from the Discovery Channel wrote an article entitled "7 Ways YOU Can Save the Frogs", which was based on tips from our How To Help page.
Expat Living
Deborah Goldman's article on the 1st Annual Frog Art Contest made news in Singapore. Read the article here.
Scientific American
John Platt's article "New tools in the fight against frog-killing fungus available online" appeared not only in Scientific American, but was lso picked up by Science Daily, Research & Development, and Science Centric.
Hawaii's Midweek.com
Linda Dela Cruz wrote an article "Kapoleoi Artists Hop Their Way To Finals" on the 1st Annual Frog Art Contest, which had four Hawaiian residents reach the finals.
Washington Post
SAVE THE FROGS! appeared in Valerie Strauss' column "The Answer Sheet: A school survival guide for parents, and everyone else". Valerie listed frog extinctions as one of the "six things she learned about this week".
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail is Canada's largest newspaper. Wendy Sueck's article highlights the work being done to save the Oregon Spotted Frogs from extinction in British Columbia.
EcoHearth
Rick recently asked SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger to write an article on the the importance of frogs. Here is Dr. Kriger's piece that appeared in EcoHearth: 'The Disappearance of Frogs: Why We Should Be Very Worried'.
The Sammamish Review
Chris Huber's article "Frogs Versus Toads" highlights the disappearance of Western toads in Washington State, and the invasion of non-native bullfrogs.
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Natasha Collins' article "Man on mission to save the frogs" appeared on the front page of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle in Montana.
Parksville Qualicum Beach News
Fred Davies interviewed SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger for his article Bad for frogs, not good for humans, which appeared on the front page of the July 7th, 2009 Parksville Qualicum Beach News on Vancouver Island.
The Oregonian
Abby Haight interviewed SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger for her article Oregon's native amphibians on the edge, which appeared on the front page of June 11th, 2009's issue of Oregon's largest newspaper, The Oregonian.
Grist.org
Ashley Braun has written an article on Save The Frogs Day and has also interviewed SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger. Read the Save The Frogs Day article here, and the interview here.
National Geographic
National Geographic News Editor David Braun interviewed SAVE THE FROGS! Founder & Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger about Save The Frogs Day and amphibian conservation. View the article here.
Mongabay.com
Jeremy Hance wrote an excellent article entitled "The Story of Save The Frogs Day.
E-Magazine
Jennifer Santisi interview with SAVE THE FROGS! Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger can be viewed on the E-Magazine website.
Kevin Ruprich
Kevin's interview with SAVE THE FROGS! Executive Director Dr. Kerry Kriger can be viewed on the FrogBlog.
Sri Lanka Sunday Times
A mention of Save The Frogs Day made it into the July 5th, 2009 Sri Lanka Sunday Times!
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