For 40 years, wildlife biologists worldwide have been sounding the alarm on a mass extinction of amphibians. In response, several groups of scientists and volunteers have formed to chronicle exactly ...

Explore one of San Diego’s dozens of canyons on this short hike that would be especially inviting for students, with a location not far from the San Diego State University campus. Located in Rancho ...

Two years ago we read a disquieting statement in the New York Times. The writer recommended: “… go for a walk or a drive while listening to “Slow Radio,” a very soothing BBC podcast featuring sounds ...

With showers forecast across Tasmania this week some would say 'it is good weather for ducks' but it is great weather to hear frogs. Tasmania is home to 11 of Australia's 240 known frog species, three ...

Put a microphone outside overnight in Southern California not far from the urban sprawl, and you might be surprised how much you can hear. (SOUNDBITE OF ANIMAL HOWLING) SUMMERS: But for scientists ...

LANSING, MICH. -- If the sound of spring wildlife returning to Michigan’s wetlands makes your heart leap with joy, you might be a great candidate for participating in the Department of Natural ...

Whether it’s the deep “jug o’ rum” of the American bullfrog, the “peep, peep, peep” of the spring peeper or the “gick, gick, gick” of the northern cricket frog, give a listen and you'll hear nature’s ...

The sounds of spring can be heard before many of the signs of spring are seen. Most of these calls are male animals shouting out to the females of their species, “Hey, look at me, I have great genes!” ...

If you’re out on a walk in early spring and you happen to hear clucking, don’t start looking around for barnyard birds. The wood frog is one of the first frog species to emerge in late winter in the ...

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK — Life can move at such a quick pace that we can forget to stop and listen to the sounds around us. Wednesday, Rocky Mountain National Park made it a little easier. From ...

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 ...

In ways, it is difficult to believe that it has been almost a year since we moved to Crawfordville after down-sizing from our Tallahassee home. It was more of an adjustment for me than for my husband, ...