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Who is
Amphibian Ark? You are! We all
are!
Kevin Zippel, Amphibian Ark
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The AArk as we know it today
is a mere 10% of what it needs
to be in order for us to save
all the amphibian species that
need us. We can all agree, that
is simply not good enough. So I
charge you, please carry your
AArk umbrella with pride!
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Species
Prioritization in Hong Kong and
Guandong Province
Kevin Johnson, Amphibian Ark
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Twenty-two participants
gathered at Ocean Park in Hong
Kong on May 22nd for the start
of a two-day amphibian workshop.
The two main aims of the
workshop were to present a
series of papers outlining some
of the amphibian conservation
activities that are currently
underway in Hong Kong and
Guangdong Province, and to
attempt to prioritize all
amphibian species from the two
places.
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Amphibian husbandry and
conservation workshop in
Thailand
Michael McFadden, Taronga
Conservation Society Australia
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In order to increase the
capabilities of zoos worldwide
to conserve amphibians, it has
been recognised that first we
must build capacity in regions
where the expertise is not
currently available. In order to
achieve this, Amphibian Ark has
organised a number of amphibian
husbandry workshops.
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Amphibian gene banking
Robert Browne, Amphibian Ark
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The Amphibian Ark is
establishing a global network of
gene banks for amphibians. These
gene banks will preserve
amphibian genetic variation for
at least hundreds of years.
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Amphibian petition update
Peter Dollinger, WAZA and Kevin
Johnson, Amphibian Ark
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Amphibian Ark has established
a petition, calling on the
politicians and parliaments of
the world to commit resources
for urgent global action to
rescue frogs and other
amphibians. Signatories on the
petition support the zoos and
aquariums of the world, which
are carrying out public
awareness, conservation
breeding, and habitat
protection.
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Visitors to the Amphibian Ark
web site
Kevin Johnson, Amphibian Ark
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The
Amphibian Ark web site continues
to receive a high number of
visitors, and since the
beginning of the year, the site
has received just over 202,000
page views.
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Updates
from the Amphibian Conservation
Program at the Atlanta Botanical
Garden
Ron Gagliardo, Atlanta Botanical
Garden |
In honor of the Amphibian Ark
2008 Year of the Frog, we are
pleased to share with you some
notable updates from the
Amphibian Conservation Program
at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
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Conservation Strategy for Costa
Rican Amphibians -
Implementation Actions
Yolanda Matamoros, AMACZOOA
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A number of activities have
been underway in Mesoamerica
lately, focussing on
implementing the Conservation
Strategy for Costa Rican
Amphibians.
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Activities within ARAZPA
institutions
compiled by Kevin Johnson,
ARAZPA |
A number of ARAZPA member
institutions have been very
active with various Year of the
Frog activities. The following
reports outline some of the
initiatives and events that have
taken place over the last few
months in the region.
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An
update from AZA
Shelly Grow, AZA |
AZA's Shelly Grow gives an
update on some of the activities
that AZA members have been
invloved with.
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EAZA
update
Richard Gibson, Chester Zoo and
Naomi Webster, Durrell Wildlife
Conservation Trust |
Most EAZA members started
their Year of the Frog Campaign
activities in the spring. As a
result the first campaign funds
are now coming into the EAZA
Amphibian Conservation Fund.
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Nordens
Ark creates its own Amphibian
Ark
Dr. Claes Andrén, Nordens Ark
and Dr. Lena M Lindén, Amphibian
Ark and Nordens Ark
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Nordens Ark is prepared for a
long-term commitment to save
endangered Swedish and exotic
amphibians, and recently opened
a new amphibian exhibit.
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News
from PAAZAB zoos
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Three PAAZAB
members, Johannesburg Zoo, Two
Oceans Aquarium and the National
Zoo of South Africa, have
initiated a number of projects
associated with the Year of the
Frog.
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South
Asia Amphibian Ark Summer Alert
Program
Rengasamy Marimuthu, Zoo
Outreach Organisation
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The Zoo Outreach Organisation
prepared special,
easy-to-implement amphibian
education materials to
inaugurate South Asia’s AArk
Summer Alert with some activity
in accordance with World
Environment Day 2008.
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Save the Planet, Save the Frogs.
For Fowler Printing, green comes
in many colors
Steve Brennan |
Fowler Printing & Graphics,
based in Randolph, Massachusetts
is one of Amphibian Ark's
corporate partners, and has very
generously helped us in the
past with complimentary printing
of thousands of full-color
brochures about AArk and the
global amphibian crisis. These
brochures have been distributed
around the world, helping to
promote awareness of the crisis.
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"Never
Kiss a Frog - Save One Instead!"
ToadBags for Real Frogs and
Human Ones
Marilyn Anderson |
In honor of "2008 Year of the
Frog," Marilyn Anderson, author
of "Never Kiss a Frog: A
Girl’s Guide to Creatures from
the Dating Swamp", has
partnered with Amphibian Ark, to
create specially designed
ToadBags™ with the slogan, "Never
Kiss a Frog - Save One Instead!"
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