May 2006 Star Bulletin article

I found this article while searching for something else, but after reading it thought it should be posted here.

http://starbulletin.com/2006/05/16/news/story05.html

Some new reading from Nat'l Geographic and others.

I had the chance to read the Jan. 2006 Nat'l Geographic last week ( my daughter showed it too me) with the article on frog decline worldwide...the links here are partially from that article and a few that came about searching for more information on it. How about putting something up in the driest area in Kona? Also very close to the airport and available for visitors to the island to see.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0105/feature6/

http://amphibiaweb.org/declines/

http://amphibiaweb.org/declines/zoo/index.html

Here's another view of the situation: (you need adobe reader)http://www.springerlink.com/content/h823j141135vh153/fulltext.pdf

And Puerto Rico in 2003 had a lawsuit under the Endangered Species Act:http://www.ens-newswire.com/ens/jun2003/2003-06-12-09.asp#anchor2

The El Nino weather pattern for 06-07 should bring about some interesting topics.
Thanks for reading.

Henry Vilas Zoo

Have a look at their herpetarium with simulated thunderstorms even...also included is a link to an article explaining the frogs decline worldwide . (previous article removed, dead link).
http://www.amphibiancare.com/frogs/gallery/henryvilaszoo01.html

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2057820&page=1

Invasive Species Weblog

Still looking for more information? Have a look at this informative and entertaining weblog by Jennifer Forman Orth, Ph.D. Great stuff.
http://invasivespecies.blogspot.com

After the Coqui is gone

So when the coqui is no longer here...what then? The Panaewa Rainforest Zoo houses several species of frogs, why not have a place where other countries can send their endangered frogs to be saved and be sent back if needed. It seems that Hawaii is a pretty good place to raise things like frogs, seeds, gmo's (sp). Maybe to soon to even consider this.