January 20, 2023 Thousands of frenzied fish spotted in a local river: See the crazy video Niki Bell, 29, was going home in New South Wales, Australia, when she saw thousands of frenzied fish writhing near ducks in a river. "I've never seen anything like it. I had to record it," she said. The fish are thought to be "feral" European carp.
December 3, 2022 Biden admin. names Nevada toad endangered, hampering construction of geothermal plant Nevada's Dixie Valley toad, which is at the center of a legal battle over a geothermal construction project, has been declared an endangered species by officials.
November 21, 2022 Texas State Aquarium crews setup a facility in Port Corpus Christi Texas State Aquarium crews setup a facility in Port Corpus Christi to rehabilitate loggerhead turtles that stranded themselves on the beaches of South Texas.
June 5, 2020 Giant toxic toads come out in South Florida heavy rain Apparently 2020 needed something else besides murder hornets, so now we have invasive poisonous cane toads.
February 5, 2020 Rare cave salamander remained in same spot for 7 years That's a long time to stay in the same spot.
November 30, 2019 Florida high school first in world to use synthetic frogs for dissection J.W. Mitchell High School in New Port Richey is the first school in the world to replace the guts and gore associated with cutting open the slimy amphibians -- with man-made, synthetic, frogs used for dissection labs.
November 25, 2019 World's first toad born using in vitro fertiziliation from frozen semen An extremely endangered Puerto Rican toad named Olaf became the first to be born via in vitro fertilization, as researchers attempt to save it from extinction.
October 28, 2019 Cannibalistic smiling salamander may unlock secrets for limb regeneration A rare form of salamander that eats its own siblings may be the key to unlocking limb regeneration in humans.
October 27, 2019 Australian water rats have learned to eat invasive poisonous toads with 'surgical precision' Highly intelligent Australian water rats have learned how to kill poisonous cane toads by eating their hearts and carving their organs with "surgical precision," according to research published in Australian Mammalogy.
September 20, 2019 Chinese salamander that's nearly 6 feet long is world's largest amphibian, study says A new species of Chinese giant salamander has been identified as the world’s largest amphibian, measuring at a whopping 5 feet, 9 inches.
