Twice a year, Linda Berker and her husband Donald James head out from their Lapeer County home in search of the croaking, chirping sounds of frogs. They drive to a few sites a mile apart from each ...

Editor's note: Karen Glennemeier, a research biologist on Shedd Aquarium's freshwater research team, has decades of experience in amphibian research and habitat restoration. The scientist from ...

For those who listen, the song of spring peepers is more than background music—it’s understanding the secret lives of Northern Michigan frogs & toads. This story about taking a population census of ...

LAKELAND | Garrett Christ leans against the railing of the boardwalk at Lakeland Highlands Scrub and waits. Suddenly, the sharp call of a pinewoods tree frog erupts from a nearby stand of saw palmetto ...

As the snowy remains of winter continue melting away and the late spring sunshine and warmth awaken the buds of the aspen trees and the blooms of wildflowers, the rivers, mountains and forests around ...

The sounds of amphibians are altered by the increase in ambient temperature, a phenomenon that, in addition to interfering with reproductive behaviour, serves as an indicator of global warming.