Amphibian Conservation Organizations and Initiatives

This page highlights conservation organizations and initiatives focusing on amphibian conservation.


Amphibian Conservation Organizations

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources: Amphibian Specialist Group
www.amphibians.org

"The Amphibian Specialist Group strives to conserve biological diversity by stimulating, developing, and executing practical programs to conserve amphibians and their habitats around the world. This will be achieved by supporting a global web of partners to develop funding, capacity and technology transfer to achieve shared, strategic amphibian conservation goals." (Amphibian Specialist Group).

PARC - Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
www.parcplace.org

"Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC) is an inclusive partnership dedicated to the conservation of the herpetofauna--reptiles and amphibians--and their habitats. Our membership comes from all walks of life and includes individuals from state and federal agencies, conservation organizations, museums, pet trade industry, nature centers, zoos, energy industry, universities, herpetological organizations, research laboratories, forest industries, and environmental consultants." (Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation).


Amphibian Conservation Initiatives

AmphibianArk
www.amphibianark.org

"The global conservation community has formulated a response in the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan, and an integral part of that response is the Amphibian Ark, in which select species that would otherwise go extinct will be maintained in captivity until they can be secured in the wild. Without immediate captive management as a stopgap component of an integrated conservation effort, hundreds of species could become extinct." (Amphibian Ark ).

The Global Amphibian Assessment
http://www.globalamphibians.org/

"The Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA) is the first-ever comprehensive assessment of the conservation status of the world's 5,743 known species of frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians. This website presents results of the assessments, including IUCN Red List threat category, range map, ecology information, and other data for every amphibian species." (Global Amphibian Assessment)

FrogWatch USA
http://www.aza.org/frogwatch/

To become a FrogWatch USA volunteer, contact the AZA-accredited institution closest to you to see if they host a FrogWatch USA Chapter or frogwatch@aza.org if a Chapter is not available.

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