Conservationists have been trying for five years to gain endangered status for the amphibian that is an indicator of clean ...

Fill your pond with rainwater (treated tap water often has chemicals that aren’t wildlife-friendly) and add a few rocks to ...

It is one thing to receive the endorsement of fervent grade-school lobbyists but another to survive the intricate District of ...

Following a 7,000-mile-long rescue mission for conservation, 33 tiny Southern Darwin’s frogs ( Rhinoderma darwinii) were born ...

You might know axolotls from video games like “Minecraft” and “Pokemon,” but the aquatic salamanders with unique, adorable ...

While scientists were able to save and move some creatures in the aftermath, researchers are worried about the prospects for ...

Carbondale Public Library welcomed the Year of the Snake by hosting a reptile program Jan. 29, the first day of the Lunar New ...

Even though Maine already has 31 official state symbols — including a soil type, soft drink, fossil and insect — there seems to be a tendency to focus on what we don't have. Take for example two ...

The groups first sought protection for the amphibian - also known by its nickname "snot otter" - years ago when its populations in Pennsylvania and other states had reached dangerously low levels.

Osher, who taught soil science at the University of Maine, contacted some amphibian experts to see ... representative from Waterford, who was first elected to the Legislature in 1968.

Budweiser ran a highly successful ad campaign centered around three frogs in a swamp. Whatever happened to those cute little ...