RENO, Nev. – Federal officials announced Thursday that a rare plant found in three Western states warrants protection under the Endangered Species Act, and a toad found only in Nevada will be studied ...

Western toads have begun to pop their heads above streams adjacent to the Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory in preparation for their great migration. Each year, thousands of toadlets emerge from ...

At the Two Oceans Aquarium, conservation means daily commitment to the well-being of remarkable animals, including four ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Endangered western leopard toads have lost habitat to urban development in Cape Town, and crossing roads during breeding season adds another danger ...

Last year, Cynthia Berger tried for an autumn spinach harvest in her Pennsville, Pa. garden. The pests got there first. “It was slug city,” says Berger. The slimy, shell-less mollusks turned the ...

Life Under Dead Wood, Winner, Young Photographer of the Year and 15-17 Years category: A Springtail and slime mold “The Swarm of Life,” a remarkable photograph (below) shining a light on the magical ...

Colorado wildlife officials are celebrating some long-awaited good news — the mountain toads are making tadpoles! For seven years, biologists have been toting tadpoles to high-elevation bogs and ponds ...

Q: Over the last week or so, my front and back yards on East Lake Court in Marysville have been crawling and hopping with dozens and dozens of either little toads or frogs. They all have a thin white ...