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Kerry M. Kriger, Ph.D.
Founder, Executive Director & Ecologist
SAVE THE FROGS!
Translating Science Into Action

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Career Success
- Why did you decide to study biology?
- How will you define success in your career?
- What is your dream job?

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2,000+ amphibian species
are threatened
with extinction

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200 amphibian species extinct since 1979

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Brazil:
1,036 Amphibian Species
14% of the world’s amphibian species!
EXTINCT: Phrynomedusa appendiculata

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Habitat Destruction

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Frogs are being taken out of
the wild for use as pets

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Photo by A. Rosselli
Frog legs!

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Invasive Species

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Invasive Species

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Pollution & Pesticides

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Global Warming / Climate Change

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Infectious Diseases:
e.g. chytrid fungus

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Purling Brook Falls
Queensland, Australia
Kriger Pond in VA
Built in 1981

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Gray Treefrog – Hyla versicolor

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Green Frog – Rana clamitans

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Spring Peeper – Pseudacris crucifer

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Purling Brook Falls
Queensland, Australia

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Cascade Treefrog
Litoria pearsoniana

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Emerald-spotted Treefrog
Litoria peronii

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Southern Orange-eyed Treefrog
Litoria chloris

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Scarlet-sided Pobblebonk
Limnodynastes terrareginae

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Eastern Sedge Frog
Litoria fallax

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Great Barred Frog
Mixophyes faciolatus
Photo: Jamie Bettaso

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Striped Marsh Frog
Limnodynastes peronii

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Science alone will not
save amphibians from extinction

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Science focuses on the understanding
of the natural world,
not on the protection of the natural world.

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Oregon Spotted Frog
Rana pretiosa
Successful amphibian conservation is
comprised of
four distinct realms

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Arboreal Salamander
Aneides lugubris
Science:
Specifically, the acquisition of knowledge
related to amphibian biology

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Education – Inspiration - Empowerment
Students, Teachers, Politicians, Businesses

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Campaigning:
Legislation & Regulations

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Habitat Protection, Restoration & Creation

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Save The Frogs Day since 2009:
1,200+ events in 62 countries
Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil,
Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Czech Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala,
Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Liberia,
Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal,
New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania,
Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkey,
Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA

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Or else…

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Antonelli Pond Habitat Restoration - Santa Cruz

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Frog Walk, Lough Boora Parklands, Ireland

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Shree Secondary School,
Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal

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Coventry Village School
Coventry, VT

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Save The Frogs Day in Ruskin, FL
Nate The Newt Award Winner Avalon Theisen

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Kathmandu, Nepal

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Shree Secondary School,
Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal

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Texas Tech University – World Record

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Parque Explora, Medellin

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Save The Frogs Day 5K Starting Line: 260 Runners

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Save The Frogs Day at Yosemite
with the National Park Service &
National Wildlife Federation

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Save The Frogs Day Parade in Chittagong, Bangladesh
savethefrogs.com/bangladesh

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Save The Frogs Day Parade in Chittagong, Bangladesh
savethefrogs.com/bangladesh

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Pakistan Girl Guides

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Rajasthan, India

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Mizoram, India

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Chitwan, Nepal

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Nigeria

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Universidad de Magdelena – Santa Marta
Foto: Luis Rueda

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Foto: Luis Rueda
Universidad de Magdelena – Santa Marta

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Save The Frogs Day Proclamations
VA, NC, SC, MI, MA, RI
Washington DC, Vancouver, Santa Cruz, Tampa

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350+ Presentations: 18,000+ attendees

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San Francisco Tadpole Headstart Program

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Raleigh, North Carolina

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Sea View Elementary School
Salton City, CA

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Wetlands Construction Workshop
savethefrogs.com/ab2364
Legislation Signed By Governor of California

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California Red-Legged Frog
Rana draytonii
Photo by Edgar Ortega

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Keeping Non-Native Frogs Out of California

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SAVE THE FROGS! Magazine
savethefrogs.com/magazine
Saving Foothill Yellow-Legged Frogs
at Alameda Creek

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Keeping Non-Native Frogs Out of California

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Visitacion Valley Middle School, SF

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Club Cientifico, Colegio UCO, Rio Negro, Antioquia

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Building Wetlands in Eldorado National Forest

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Building Wetlands in Eldorado National Forest

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Building Wetlands in Eldorado National Forest

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SLV Charter School in Ben Lomond, CA
savethefrogs.com/slv

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SLV Charter School in Ben Lomond, CA
savethefrogs.com/slv

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SLV Charter School in Ben Lomond, CA

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Shingle Springs, CA
36’ x 72’ wetland

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Shingle Springs, CA
October 14, 2014: Wetlands Construction Workshop
savethefrogs.com/workshops

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Shingle Springs, CA
October 14, 2014: Wetlands Construction Workshop
savethefrogs.com/workshops

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Shingle Springs, CA
June 8, 2015

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA
Formerly a wetland

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA
700+ students assisted

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA
Pavan Raj Gowda: Green Kids Now raised $4,400

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

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Clifford School

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

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Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

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Pajaro Valley High School, Watsonville, CA

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Pajaro Valley High School, Watsonville, CA

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Maywoods, Kentucky - May 2015
After the first rain
Upon completion

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90% of West Africa’s rainforests
have been destroyed

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My First Visit To Ghana - 2011
My Goal: Inspire Youth and Students to
Pursue Environmental Careers

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SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana
Formed September 2011
1st International Branch of STF!

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SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana
KNUST Chapter
Formed September 2011
1st Student Chapter of STF!

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Create Ghana’s 6th national park:
Atewa Hills National Park
Togo Slippery Frog
Conraua derooi

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Create Ghana’s 6th national park:
Atewa Hills National Park

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Reduce the consumption of frog legs

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Say No To Frog Meat

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Ghana: Parade in Chiana, Ghana

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Save The Frogs Day 2013
Parade in Chiana, Ghana

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Ghana: KNUST Chapter

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Ghana: Field Methods Course

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SAVE THE FROGS! Soccer Team in Chiana, Ghana

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Save the Krokosua (Giant) Squeaker Frogs!
Only 13 individuals are known to exist!

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Giant Squeaker Frog - Arthroleptis krokosua

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Planting trees for the Giant Squeaker Frog

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2016 SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana Expedition
Objective:
Empower the people of Ghana to protect amphibians
Dr. Kerry Kriger, Michael Starkey & Chelsea Carson

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We spoke to all 500 incoming
freshmen at the
KNUST Faculty of
Renewable Natural Resources

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Students of the Kotei RC School in Kumasi, Ghana

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SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana Expedition Team
September 2016

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SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana Expedition Team
& KNUST Chapter Members

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Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture

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Inaugural SAVE THE FROGS! World Summit:
Full-Day Event at KNUST in Kumasi, Ghana

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SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana KNUST Chapter
Executive Team & Members

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MINING:
The #1 Threat To Frogs in the Atewa Region
(Gold, Diamonds & Bauxite)

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Togo Slippery Frog (Conraua derooi)
Known to exist on
only two streams:
both in Atewa

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The SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana
Kwabeng Junior Chapter
Atewa Region, Ghana

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Profesoras de nuestro grupo a Kwabeng, Atewa

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SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana
5th Birthday Celebration
September 22nd, 2016

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Educate. Inspire. Empower.

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SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana’s 5th Birthday Celebration

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The Chiefs Of Yawkrom
Attended The Celebrations

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There were presentations on the environment
throughout the day

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SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana Co-Founder Gilbert Adum:
An Inspiration To Amphibian Conservationists Worldwide

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SAVE THE FROGS! South America Coordinator
Chelsea Carson
Encouraging Girls To Stay In School

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Induction to the Chieftancy

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Nana Kojo Agyeman Bosompem Nkosohene ISAVE THE FROGS! Connects Cultures

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SAVE THE FROGS! Connects Cultures

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Beekeeping:
Good For Both Frogs & The Economy
With The Paramount Chief Of Yawkrom

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Reforestation for Giant Squeaker Frogs

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SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana has planted over
10,000 trees in the Sui River Forest Reserve

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Slippery Frog (Conraua sp.)
New To Science

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SAVE THE FROGS! Conference at the
University of Ghana

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University of Ghana, Accra, Legon Campus

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Saving Frogs with the Chiefs of Chiana, Ghana

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Save The Frogs Day 2013
Parque Explora, Medellin, Colombia
Colombia is home to 759 known species of amphibians.
These species are facing extreme threats due to
habitat destruction, pesticides, infectious diseases,
climate change and overharvesting for the
pet trade and for scientific collections.

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BOGOTA: UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

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Dendropsophus labialis – Chingaza Nat’l Park, Colombia

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Bogota: Javeriana University

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University of the Amazon

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Hypsiboas punctatus - Colombian Amazon

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Universidad del Valle, Cali

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SAVE THE FROGS! Cali

150.
SAVE THE FROGS! Cali

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Chiapas, Mexico 2012
savethefrogs.com/mexico

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Villahermosa, Mexico 2016
savethefrogs.com/mexico

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Yumka
Villahermosa, Mexico 2017
savethefrogs.com/mexico

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Villahermosa, Mexico 2017
savethefrogs.com/mexico

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Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, Paraguay

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Tobati, Paraguay

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Physalaemus biligonigerus
Asuncion, Paraguay

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Save The Nakdong River Samrak Frogs!

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Korea’s 1st International
Amphibian Symposium

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savethefrogs.com/berkeley

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We Saved Florida’s Pig Frogs!
Photo by Alesandro Catenazzi

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Frog Legs out of 77
Supermarkets

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Frog Legs Protest – Arlington, VA

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We Saved The Hochstetter’s Frogs!
1,250 letters sent
to the NZ Gov‘t

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…And The Archey’s Frogs!
Photo: Rod Morris

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Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs:
2,000+ letters sent to the National Park Service
& California Fish & Game Commission
Photo: V. Vredenburg

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Prohibido transportar:
201 salamander species

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Provide training for scientists

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qPCR course at
Smithsonian Tropical
Research Institute
in Panama City
savethefrogs.com/qpcr

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2009 - 2014
10,000+ Entries
66 Countries
SAVE THE FROGS!
Art Contest

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Kara Timmons
2011 Grand Prize
Winner

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2009 - 2013
4,041 Poems
76 Countries
SAVE THE FROGS!
Poetry Contest
Albania, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Cameroon,
Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Malta,
Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Netherlands, Nigeria,
Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland,
Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, Suriname, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

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Connect with SAVE THE FROGS!
facebook.com/savethefrogs
twitter.com/savethefrogs
youtube.com/savethefrogs
instagram.com/savethefrogs

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Blue Mountains Treefrog
Litoria citropa
Don’t use pesticidesThanks for helping SAVE THE FROGS!
OBRIGADO!

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Tell everyone you know about
SAVE THE FROGS!

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Healthy Frogs, Healthy Humans
Any questions?
kerry@savethefrogs.com