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'Last wave' for wild golden frog  -  Feb 2, 2008
BBC NewsA BBC film crew has captured footage of a rare frog waving, wrestling and courting for the first time. The Panamanian golden frog communicates with other ...

Deadly fungus threatens golden frog  -  May 5, 2008
msnbc.comBy Juan Zamorano. EL VALLE DE ANTON, Panama - The golden frog is a symbol of Panama — revered by indigenous cultures in the past and the lucky emblem on ...

Poisonous 'golden frog' discovered  -  Aug 28, 2007
msnbc.comA new poisonous frog has been discovered by scientists in a remote mountainous region of Colombia. The new frog, which measures almost 0.8 inches (2 ...

Houston Zoo makes golden effort to save frog | Chronicle | Chron.com ...  -  Apr 1, 2007
Houston ChronicleThe frog : The Panamanian golden frog, Atelopus zeteki, lives in the rain forests ... It was one of the most reliable hunting grounds for the golden frog, ...

Panamanian golden frog facing doom - Denver Zoo breeding efforts key ...  -  Nov 27, 2006
$2.95 - Rocky Mountain News - NewsBankImagine that all the bald eagles - every last one of them - vanished from the American wilderness overnight. Something similar is about to happen to ...

Experts work to combat deadly amphibian fungus  -  Feb 20, 2009
HinduLos Angeles (AP): The tiny Panamanian golden frog, with its sunflower yellow skin ... The golden frog, for instance, is believed to be extinct in the wild, ...

Article: Panamanian golden frog facing doom Denver Zoo breeding...  -  Nov 27, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Rocky Mountain News - HighBeam ResearchPanamanian golden frog facing doom Denver Zoo breeding efforts key in saving plagued amphibian.(News) ... find Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO) articles.

Last wave of the golden frog  -  Jan 4, 2008
The SunSIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH'S new TV series on reptiles and amphibians – Life In Cold Blood – comes at a time of crisis for hundreds of species. ...

"Frog Hotel" to Shelter Panama Species From Lethal Fungus  -  Nov 2, 2006
National GeographicDead frogs, including the golden frog—a symbol of good luck in Panama—have been found scattered throughout the area. So researchers have implemented an ...

Golden Frog Talk Set For Thursday .  -  Oct 16, 2007
St. Petersburg Times - Google News ArchiveGolden frog talk set for Thursday . Dustin Smith of Gardens will talk about his recent trip to Panama to study the endangered gold en frog at Thursday a ...

A Species Waves Goodbye  -  Feb 4, 2008
Wired NewsThere's no way that a Panamanian golden frog filmed by the BBC in 2006 could have known that the footage would amount to a good-bye message to the world. ...

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH  -  Feb 16, 2007
Columbus DispatchOne species highlighted at the Columbus Zoo, the Panamanian golden frog, might soon be extinct in the wild because of the fungus, Hetherington said. ...

Fire damages Golden Frog in Fountain City  -  Nov 27, 2009
La Crosse TribuneFOUNTAIN CITY, Wis. — A Thanksgiving Day fire severely damaged one of Fountain City's landmark businesses. More than 30 local firefighters battled a blaze ...

Leap into Year of the Frog - You don't have to kiss them, but they...  -  Feb 25, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Providence Journal - ProQuest ArchiverFortunately for the golden frog, Grow says, a lot of research was done before the ... A Panamanian golden frog, above, sits in an exhibit case at the ...

Scientists leap to save golden frog in Panama  -  Nov 7, 2006
Reading Eagle - Google News Archive...effort to erect a refuge to protect a national treasure from a toxic fungus is international. frogs of El Valle de Anton. The frogs, considered so lucky in ...

The great frog rescue: Other amphibians also face extinction due to …  -  Jan 27, 2007
Pay-Per-View - Buffalo News - HighBeam ResearchIn Panama, the most comprehensive rescue effort is Project Golden Frog ... "The whole valley is about the Golden Frog. And now they're not finding the frog ...

When frogs and toads fall silent, ecologists listen | Houston...  -  Feb 14, 2008
Houston ChronicleIn Panama, where the legendary golden frog has all but disappeared from the wild, ... The mythology of the golden frog permeates everyday life in Panama, ...

New species of golden frog discovered in remote region of Colombia  -  Mar 11, 2006
Wildlife Extra03/11/2006 00:00:00 August 2007. A new poisonous frog was recently discovered in a remote mountainous region in Colombia by a team of young scientists ...

Hundreds Of Rare Golden Frog Tadpoles Have Been Hatched  -  May 7, 2007
sciencedaily.comScienceDaily (May 7, 2007) — Hundreds of golden frog tadpoles hatched at Hotel Campestre in El Valle earlier this month, product of the Golden Frog Project ...

GOLDEN FROG LIMITED (Company Report)  -  Nov 29, 2009
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Author Mamas Enters Film Deal for 'The Golden Frog'.  -  Mar 29, 2005
$4.95 - PR Newswire - ECNextASHEVILLE, NC, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Internationally recognized author Michael Mamas has entered into a development deal with Capistrano Films. ...

Dead frogs linked to global warming; Amphibians under worldwide threat  -  Jan 11, 2006
finfacts.comPanamanian Golden Frog - - The St. Louis Zoos says that Project Golden Frog was created as a pro-active conservation program with efforts focused on field ...

The great frog rescue - Other amphibians also face extinction due to ...  -  Jan 27, 2007
$2.95 - Buffalo News - NewsBankIn Panama, the most comprehensive rescue effort is Project Golden Frog ... "The whole valley is about the Golden Frog. And now they're not finding the frog ...

FROG DAYS OF SUMMER SOME HAVE WILD COLORS; SOME HIDE …  -  May 26, 2008
Pay-Per-View - South Florida Sun - Sentinel - ProQuest ArchiverAn organization has been formed to protect one species in particular, the Panamanian golden frog. Check out www.ranadorada.org for more information. ...

Threatened frogs are VIPs for hotel - and Houston Zoo.  -  Oct 28, 2006
Free with registration - Houston Chronicle - AccessMyLibrary.comThe colorful Panamanian golden frog is valued in the Central American nation as a good luck symbol -- so lucky, in fact, that it's pictured on lottery ...

Press Release: Spiritual Teacher, Michael Mamas, to Film Public …  -  Jan 11, 2005
Pay-Per-View - PR Newswire - HighBeam ResearchSpiritual Teacher, Michael Mamas, to Film Public Television Special in Los Angeles - Enter 'The Golden Frog'. from PR Newswire.

Zoo hopes it soon will be hopping with rare frogs: Mating effort may...  -  May 3, 2006
Free with registration - Detroit Free Press - AccessMyLibrary.comIt's a rare Panamanian golden frog tadpole. "The population that one comes ... The Panamanian golden frog is among thousands of frog species dwindling in ...

Nashville Zoo Has Some Special Frog Events To Spring Ahead On March …  -  Feb 15, 2009
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor NewsThe new exhibits showcase the endangered golden frog and Puerto Rican crested toad. Nashville Zoo is helping sustain the golden frog species in captivity ...

Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas/Southwest  -  Mar 8, 2008
Dallas Morning NewsIn Panama, where the legendary golden frog has all but disappeared from the wild, ... The mythology of the golden frog permeates everyday life in Panama, ...

Pretty Poison  -  Feb 2, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Tampa Tribune - ProQuest ArchiverIf absorbed through the skin or ingested, the poison from one golden frog can kill 20000 mice - or as many as 100 people, experts say. ...

New Curara Poisonous Frog  -  Aug 30, 2007
Softpedia...new species, 0.8 inches (2 cm) long and with a yellowish skin, was dubbed the "golden frog of Supatá". This frog looks like other several common species in ...

Panamanian Golden Frog Pictures from September 9, 2008 | HighBeam …  -  Sep 9, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchFind pictures of Panamanian Golden Frog from September 9, 2008 in the AP Images collection at HighBeam Research.

Atlanta News, Sports, Atlanta Weather, Business News | ajc.com  -  May 8, 2009
Atlanta Journal ConstitutionCorwin came with a guest from Zoo Atlanta, a Panamanian golden frog, a critically ... The students also got a close look at a Panamanian golden frog, ...

Reality, when it doesn't bite  -  Mar 9, 2005
Mountain XpressDr. Michael Mamas offers a lecture and book signing for The Golden Frog at Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe (55 Haywood St.) at 2 pm on Sunday, March 13. Free. ...

Golden Frog for Mexico's Pan's Labyrinth  -  Dec 3, 2006
Monsters and Critics.comWarsaw - Guillermo Navarro, cinematographer on the Mexican film focused on Franco-era Spain, Pan's Labyrinth (El Laberinto del Fauno), won this year's ...

This leap year, remember the frog  -  Feb 8, 2008
MetroWest Daily NewsFortunately for the golden frog, Grow says, a lot of research was done before the population was reduced, so zoos had the knowledge needed to breed them in ...

Mountain gorilla project finds a new home at Maryland Zoo ; Facility...  -  Aug 11, 2005
Pay-Per-View - The Sun - ProQuest ArchiverFor example, in Project Golden Frog, a conservation consortium among Panamanian and U.S. institutions, researchers are seeking to avoid the extinction of ...

The Golden Frog Saloon .  -  May 25, 2006
Blair Press - Google News ArchiveTHE GOLDEN FROG SALOON . Honoring Those Who Gave Their Lives Defending Our Nation's Cause . 687-6335 . 1 12 H Shore Dr Fountain City .

Panama Golden Frogs Pictures from April 7, 2008 | HighBeam Research, ...  -  Apr 7, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchA Golden Frog or Atelopus zeteki, sits at the Amphibian Conservation Center ... The golden frog is a symbol of Panama, revered by indigenous cultures in the ...

Saving Frogs Pictures from May 11, 2009 | HighBeam Research, AP …  -  May 11, 2009
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchA Panamanian Golden Frog appears to wink at the National Zoo in Washington, on Monday, May 11, ... Article: Panamanian golden frog facing doom Denver Zoo . ...

Photo in the News: "Golden" Poison Frog Discovered  -  Jan 23, 2010
National GeographicThe animal, dubbed the golden frog of Supatá, has a range of just 50 acres (20 hectares), which experts say may explain why it had not been discovered ...

The Frog Licker's ''Toxic'' Taste Test  -  Jan 24, 2010
National GeographicIn remote northern parts of the island, Clark also studies the Betsileo golden frog (Mantella betsileo) (top left), and other frogs to trace their skin ...

Panama Golden Frogs Pictures from April 7, 2008 | HighBeam Research, ...  -  Apr 7, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchA Golden Frog or Atelopus zeteki, sits on the hand of an employee of the ... The golden frog is a symbol of Panama, revered by indigenous cultures in the ...

Humans' trickle-down effect can put wildlife, plants in peril.(LIFE -...  -  Nov 9, 2006
$4.95 - Washington Times - ECNextAt the Maryland Zoo, experts are working with the Panamanian golden frog, which has been under assault by an incurable fungal disease that has diminished ...

CHAPTER 7: THE CITY & THE FOREST  -  Dec 13, 2007
Pay-Per-View - St. Petersburg Times - ProQuest ArchiverOf all the amphibians plunging toward extinction, the golden frog is among the most beautiful. With its bright yellow skin, dotted with deep black chevrons, ...

Panama Golden Frogs Pictures from April 7, 2008 | HighBeam Research, ...  -  Apr 7, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchGolden frog figurines are displayed at the main handcrafts market in Valle ... The golden frog is a symbol of Panama, revered by indigenous cultures in the ...

Mr. Bear and Mr. Rabbit  -  Jun 12, 2009
AskMenThe golden frog admitted that he didn't often meet anyone, but, when he did, he always gave them six wishes. He told them that they could have three wishes ...

Spiritual Teacher, Michael Mamas, to Film Public Television Special...  -  Jan 11, 2005
$4.95 - PR Newswire - ECNextThe Golden Frog book follows the friendship of two boys in a series of enchanted childhood summers ... and beyond. Though each pursues his own quest for ...

Photo: "Frog Hotel" to Shelter Panama Species From Lethal Fungus  -  Jan 23, 2010
National GeographicA Panamanian golden frog sits on a mushroom in the rain forest of Central America. The "good luck" species is one of several at risk as a deadly fungus ...

Article: AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums integral to Panamanian …  -  Oct 1, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Endangered Species Update - HighBeam ResearchAZA-accredited zoos and aquariums integral to Panamanian golden frog recovery. ... Sometime in 2007, the last wild Panamanian golden frog is expected to die ...

Panama Golden Frogs Pictures from April 7, 2008 | HighBeam Research, ...  -  Apr 7, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchAn employee of the Amphibian Conservation Center holds a Golden Frog or ... The golden frog is a symbol of Panama, revered by indigenous cultures in the ...

Saving Frogs Pictures from May 11, 2009 | HighBeam Research, AP …  -  May 11, 2009
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchA Panamanian Golden Frog is seen at the National Zoo in Washington, on Monday, May 11, 2009. This frog species is in danger from the spread of a chytrid ...

AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums integral to Panamanian golden frog ...  -  Oct 1, 2006
$4.95 - Endangered Species Update - ECNextSometime in 2007, the last wild Panamanian golden frog is expected to die. ... Project Golden Frog (www.ranadorada.org), an international initiative to save ...

Project Launched to Fight Frog-Killing Fungus  -  May 12, 2009
ABC NewsA Panamanian Golden Frog appears to wink at the National Zoo in Washington, on Monday, May 11, 2009.... Zoos in the US, Panama and Mexico are deploying ...

Best of the River Valley  -  Jun 7, 2007
La Crosse TribuneGolden Frog Saloon: This saloon was established in 1878 but was known by the name Zum ... With Freddy the Frog as its mascot, the Golden Frog specializes in ...

Article: Factors affecting population size in Texas' Golden-cheeked …  -  Jul 1, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Endangered Species Update - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Project Golden Frog takes a leap forward. ... Sometime in 2007, the last wild Panamanian golden frog is expected to die. Decimated by deforestation ...

No global warming link to dying frogs?  -  Mar 25, 2008
Mongabay.comUnlike other frogs, the Panama golden frog lacks eardrums and communicates by waving its hands. In many parts of Panama this frog is considered a good luck ...

MADEIRA BEACH OFFICIAL JOINS CITY STAFF  -  Oct 16, 2007
Pay-Per-View - St. Petersburg Times - ProQuest ArchiverGolden frog talk set for Thursday. Dustin Smith of Busch Gardens will talk about his recent trip to Panama to study the endangered golden frog at 7 p.m. ...

Carroll County Times: Westminster, Maryland  -  Mar 3, 2008
Carroll County TimesPoole is the co-director of Project Golden Frog, which began in 2000 as a collaboration between several institutions in the United States and Panama to ...

Man is fueling holocaust of many other species  -  Dec 6, 2009
deseretnews.comIn Panama, biologist Edgardo Griffith has set up an amphibian rescue center to protect and quarantine rare frogs (including the Panamanian golden frog) ...

The frogs and the fungus: thanks to dedicated teams of international ...  -  Sep 1, 2007
$4.95 - Américas - ECNextConsider the case of Panama's critically endangered golden frog. By any standard, the golden frog is a jewel--small and delicate, sometimes a pure ...

Colombia Zoo Pictures from April 29, 2008 | HighBeam Research, AP …  -  Apr 29, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchA Golden Frog, one of the most venomous species of frog, sits in the zoo in Cali, ... Golden frog figurines are displayed at the main handcrafts market in ...

Going the way of the dinosaurs  -  Dec 13, 2009
Regina Leader-PostIn Panama, biologist Edgardo Griffith has set up an amphibian rescue center to protect and quarantine rare frogs (including the Panamanian golden frog) ...

Leap day is for the frogs  -  Feb 11, 2008
Waterloo RecordFortunately for the golden frog, Grow says, a lot of research was done before the population was reduced, so zoos had the knowledge needed to breed them in ...

Article: Meet the Zoo Babies - The Washington Post | HighBeam …  -  Feb 19, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam ResearchThe golden frog is a symbol of Panama, revered by indigenous ... ... Article: Panamanian golden frog facing doom Denver Zoo breeding ... ...

Mr Cool returns  -  Oct 5, 2008
New Zealand HeraldAttenborough reveals how they managed to film the Panamanian golden frog just ... "Afterwards, the local university collected every single golden frog they ...

Hoppy amphibians are disappearing at an alarming rate .  -  Feb 11, 2008
Kentucky New Era - Google News ArchiveFortunately for the golden frog, Grow says, a lot of research was done before the population was reduced, so zoos had the knowledge need . ...

Boom, creche, opera as tots jam with tambourines  -  Jan 19, 2010
Sydney Morning HeraldBut as the song about a golden frog gathered pace, other young audience members were swept up in the beat, shaking their plastic bottles filled with rice, ...

Program hightlights plants of Panama Canal region  -  Jan 15, 2009
Tampa Bay NewspapersSmith offers talks on his work in Panama with the golden frog and other amphibians and reptiles. His talk includes many pictures of the diverse ecosystem in ...

Golden frogs of Panama, an endangered species  -  Dec 17, 2008
News International - The News InternationalPANAMA CITY: Panama's golden frog is a symbol of good luck and prosperity. ... Unlike other frogs, the Panama golden frog lacks eardrums and communicates by ...

Panama Golden Frogs Pictures from April 7, 2008 | HighBeam Research, ...  -  Apr 7, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchThe golden frog is a symbol of Panama _ revered by indigenous cultures in the past, ... Article: Project golden frog. Endangered Species Bulletin; March 22, ...

Rich amphibian presence in Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary  -  Oct 21, 2009
The HinduOther frogs found include the chunam frog, the bronze frog, golden frog, dot frog, Indian bull frog, Kerala warty frog, Indian pond frog, skittering frog ...

Conservationists dedicate this leap year to the frogs .  -  Feb 17, 2008
Beaufort Gazette - Google News ArchiveA Panamanian Golden Frog, left, and a red-eyed Tree Frog sit In an exhibit case In the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's rainforest In Ohio. ...

1$17,000, claiming ($10,000), 3-year-olds and up, 7 furlongs, off 1...  -  Oct 23, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Lexington Herald Leader - Factiva, from Dow JonesThe Golden Frog (P. Teator) 10 3 1 3 1 1/2 3 hd 5 3/4 26.20 ... The Golden Frog pressed the pace three-wide, stayed on well to midstretch and weakened. ...

Six new species of jungle frogs discovered in Guyana  -  Jun 7, 2006
$2.95 - BBC Archive - NewsBank..."Such findings (as the golden frog)...could boost Kaieteur National Park as a destination to visit during the upcoming Cricket World Cup (CWC 2007) series," ...

BIODIVERSTIY - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com  -  Mar 24, 2008
nytimes.comAt left, a golden frog, Atelopus varius, photographed during an outbreak of chytrid fungus in Panama ... At right, a dead golden frog from the same region. ...

Science, not romance, controls mating at Smithsonian's National Zoo  -  Feb 8, 2008
PhysOrg.comA male golden frog positions himself on the back of a female frog in a ... The Panamanian golden frog, now extinct in the wild, has a unique style of ...

Probiotic bug is a frog lifesaver  -  Jun 8, 2009
New ScientistOne of the first animals to benefit could be the Panamanian golden frog, a striking yellow toad now extinct in the wild that has become a symbol for ...

08/08/30 Civilization and Innovation - Golden Pebble Beach in Dalian  -  Aug 31, 2008
央视国际They include “General Rock�, “Arab Castle�, and “Golden Frog Rock�. “General Rock� is said to resemble a great and proud general with a powerful body. ...

Halloween at the Zoo Pictures from October 16, 2008 | HighBeam …  -  Oct 16, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchPanamanian Golden Frog AP Images; September 9, 2008 ; 29 words ...In this photo released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, a Panamanian golden frog is ...

Guyana's land of water  -  Aug 12, 2008
easier.com...rivers and savannah in search of immense biodiversity from tiny Golden Frog, Arapaima (the world's largest freshwater fish) and Giant River Otter, ...

Kodak Brings Know-How And Innovation To Plus Camerimage 2008  -  Dec 8, 2008
SHOOT Online - SHOOT Online (press release)As one of the founding sponsors of the festival, Kodak will present this year's Lifetime Achievement Award for Cinematography, as well as the 'Golden Frog,' ...

The Art of Feng Shui  -  Aug 12, 2008
BuzzleIn the southeast section of the room, place the image of a golden frog to ... The most powerful images consist of the golden frog amongst green bamboo or ...

Oakland Zoo offers a new place for kids to go wild  -  Jul 15, 2005
$2.95 - Oakland Tribune - NewsBankAnother will be home to the endangered Panamanian golden frog, while still another will house the frogs and lizards of the Madagascar region. ...

Saint Louis Zoo Will Open "Awesome Amphibians" Exhibit on Leap Day  -  Feb 29, 2008
St. Louis Post-DispatchPanamanian golden frog, Puerto Rican crested toad, Sambava tomato frog, Surinam toad, fire-bellied newt, Mexican caecilian and more. ...

An extinction that leaves sameness in its wake  -  Sep 23, 2009
Christian Science Monitor...(Here's a story on the golden toad disappearing in Costa Rica, and a story on efforts to save the Golden Frog in nearby Panama. ...

Ribbit rockets take flight in Calaveras County  -  May 21, 2007
Stockton RecordGustine Frog Team founder, Frank Borrelli, was honored Sunday with a Golden Frog award in recognition of his 50th year as a competitive frog jumper. ...

Fighting frog-killing fungus  -  Dec 5, 2009
Stuff.co.nzPANAMANIAN GOLDEN FROG: This frog species is in danger from the spread of a chytrid fungus that is killing amphibians at an alarming rate. ...

Frog and dance lift spirits at parade.(News)  -  Aug 14, 2005
$4.95 - Daily Herald - ECNextEyes widened, cameras flashed and parade fans cheered as the 8- foot-tall, golden frog float passed by. "Coqui!" some yelled, pronounced ko-kee, ...

Exploring with the Zoo: Frogs on the brink of extinction  -  Apr 6, 2008
St. Louis Post-DispatchMy favorites are the Chinese giant salamanders (about four feet long) and the Panamanian golden frog, but there's much more. The exhibit explains what an ...

Scientists take cue from Noah as killer fungus threatens amphibians.  -  Apr 26, 2006
Free with registration - Chicago Tribune - AccessMyLibrary.comPlans to save 65 species have been downscaled to the dozen or so most endangered--including the beautiful, iridescent Panamanian golden frog. ...

Amphibians under threat of extinction  -  Feb 22, 2008
New York Daily News...spotted salamanders, tree frogs, Sonoran Desert toads, poison dart frogs, smooth sided toads and the critically endangered Panamanian golden frog. ...

Religion | projo.com | The Providence Journal  -  Apr 9, 2005
Providence JournalMamas has written several books, including The Golden Frog and Angels, Einstein and You, and recently concluded filming a made-for-television special about ...

Last Night's TV: They've dished out enough punishment  -  Feb 12, 2008
IndependentLast night we met the giant African bullfrog (as big as a football), the South American red-eyed tree frog and the Panamanian golden frog, as well as the ...

One way to help species facing habitat loss: 'escape routes'  -  Jun 21, 2007
Christian Science MonitorAt El Valle Amphibian Conservation Center (EVAC) in Panama, researchers recently succeeded in breeding the golden frog (not to be confused with the extinct ...

Panama frogs under fungus threat  -  Apr 18, 2006
BBC NewsThe golden frog is extremely important to people living in Panama and even comes with its own legend. Local people believe that the frog turns to solid gold ...

Fungus is killing off frogs  -  Aug 7, 2006
$2.95 - Deseret News - NewsBankEducation will help discourage locals from keeping the frogs as pets or selling them -- particularly the golden frog, Zippel said. ...

Frog and dance lift spirits at parade.(News) | Article from Daily...  -  Aug 14, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Daily Herald - HighBeam ResearchEyes widened, cameras flashed and parade fans cheered as the 8- foot-tall, golden frog float passed by. "Coqui!" some yelled, pronounced ko-kee, ...

Giganews Adds FREE VPN to Usenet Service  -  Jan 1, 2010
ZeropaidCalled VyprVPN, the service is part of a collaboration with Golden Frog, a “new global software developer from the creators of Giganews.� ...

Hippos in the Wild Pictures from July 30, 2008 | HighBeam Research,...  -  Jul 30, 2008
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchPanamanian Golden Frog AP Images; September 9, 2008 ; 29 words ...In this photo released by the Wildlife Conservation Society, a Panamanian golden frog is ...

Saving the golden frog  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
la estrellaThey sang, they danced, sipped wine, had fun but, more importantly, they raised money to save Panama's fast disappearing Golden Frog.

Fountain City to mark 170 years with celebration, parade  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
Winona Daily News95 by the Golden Frog Saloon. From there it will go up Hwy. 95 and North Street to Hill Street. Fountain City mayor Karl Hoffmann said there is no entry fee

The Banality of Extinction  -  ‎Aug 2, 2009‎
True/SlantThey're in trouble everywhere — the Jambato toad gone from Ecuador, various species gone from Caribbean islands, the golden toad and golden frog gone from

When a volcano crater becomes a hot spot  -  ‎Jul 17, 2009‎
la estrellaThe Golden Frog Inn, has six rooms, two in a separate chalet by the pool. There's a fully equipped poolside kitchen for guests. Prices from $60- $110,

North Carolina Zoo Celebrating National Zoo Keeper Week, July 19-25  -  ‎Jul 19, 2009‎
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News...including the Cori Palermo Memorial Browse Garden Fund, the Denver Zoo Project Golden Frog, the Red Wolf Coalition, the Center for Ecosystem Survival,

Picnicking at El Valle  -  ‎Mar 8, 2009‎
la estrellaThe Anton Valley Hotel (983-6097), The Golden Frog Inn (983-6617), La Casa de Lourdes (983-6645), and Crater Valley Adventure Spa (215-2326).

Experts work to combat deadly amphibian fungus  -  Feb 19, 2009
International Herald Tribune,AP LOS ANGELES: The tiny Panamanian golden frog, with its sunflower yellow skin and dark brown spots, is usually a symbol of good fortune.

Nashville Zoo Has Some Special Frog Events To Spring Ahead On ...  -  Feb 15, 2009
Zoo and Aquarium Visitor News,The new exhibits showcase the endangered golden frog and Puerto Rican crested toad. Nashville Zoo is helping sustain the golden frog species in captivity

Peoria Zoo curator offers a lesson in animal attraction  -  Feb 15, 2009
Peoria Journal Star,Did you know, for instance: Panamanian golden frog females are larger than males. It’s the easiest way to identify them. It’sa good thing, too,

CMS-Discovery Channel partnership  -  Oct 31, 2008
CharlotteObserver.com,Corwin, whose program on the vanishing golden frog of Central and South America's tropical forests will debut Nov. 20 on the Animal Planet, also conducted a

Sorry, Fugu: Japan's blowfish may be exquisite, but Korea's take ...  -  Nov 5, 2008
LA Weekly,Blowfish, of course, is one of the most poisonous vertebrates in the world, second perhaps only to the golden frog of South America.

Humans ‘drive biggest mass extinction since dinosaurs’  -  Oct 25, 2008
Times Online,The Panamanian golden frog, the national symbol of Panama, in February 2008. The west African black rhino, in July 2006 – wiped out by poaching for its horn

Gyula Pados  -  Oct 29, 2008
Variety,He has since shot two films for fellow Hungarian dp Lajos Koltai, including "Fateless," for which he won the Golden Frog at Cameraimage, and last year's

Scientists can explain cause of amphibian extinction crisis  -  Nov 13, 2008
Mongabay.comPhoto by Rhett A. Butler Panama's golden frog (Atelopus zetecki), a species that may now be extinct in the wild due to Chytridiomycosis.

Manitowoc artist showcased at Fox River Trail, auction  -  Sep 22, 2008
Herald Times Reporter,Dalberg’s "Panamanian Golden Frog" was on display along the Fox River Trail until Sept. 2. Art pieces in the display will go to auction beginning at 6 pm

Frog Quest Jumps to Costa Rica  -  Sep 3, 2008
Prensa Latina,London, Sep 3 (Prensa Latina) Researchers from Manchester University and the Chester Zoo will search in Costa Rica for threatened amphibians, including the

'Z Factor' show to find new Sir David  -  Sep 16, 2008
The Sun,Sir David eyes up golden frog Already dubbed “Zoo Factor�, To The Ends of the Earth will whittle down applicants to eight, none of whom must have television

â€?Bildidén försvinner ofta snabbtâ€?  -  Aug 30, 2008
Svenska Dagbladet,Helen Blomqvist låter dockdjur vara huvudpersoner i sin nya utställning The last golden frog som i helgen öppnat på galleri Angelika Knäpper.

Galleri Angelika Knäpper, Tegnérgatan 4  -  Sep 13, 2008
Svenska Dagbladet,Samma metod och estetik gäller för den senaste serien The Last Golden Frog. Den består av tolv digitalfoton i stora format.

Panamanian golden frog focus of 2008 Zoomerang  -  Aug 6, 2008
Baltimore Community Times,This year Zoomerang honored the zoo’s endangered Panamanian golden frog, in keeping with the “Year of the Frog Celebration!

The Art of Feng Shui  -  Aug 11, 2008
American Chronicle,In the southeast section of the room, place the image of a golden frog to increase wealth and prosperity in your life. The most powerful images consist of

Population Bomb Author's Fix For Next Extinction: Educate Women  -  Aug 12, 2008
Scientific AmericanBy David Biello SIXTH EXTINCTION: The Panamanian golden frog, pictured here, is extinct, thanks to a lethal combination of habitat destruction,

Front Page  -  Aug 6, 2008
The Buckeye Lake Beacon,The winner of the Super Jump receives a tall trophy adorned with a golden frog. Ashley Smith, a 4-H member, had what some may consider the unenviable job of

Barbeque chicken draws hundreds to Fountain City Festival  -  Aug 10, 2008
Winona Daily News,Rick Halverson, co-owner of the Golden Frog bar and restaurant in Fountain City, said he has raised money to buy fireworks for the annual display for about

BEFORE BASEBALL, THE BARBECUE  -  Aug 6, 2008
Monterey County Herald,It's a golden frog from Puerto Rico, which is one of the rarest," he said. "I got it about four years ago, and had to trade about three of my pins to get it

New Faces on Webster  -  Jul 31, 2008
Alameda Sun,More Cowbell, an idea formulated by manager Steve Kennedy and Alisha Luther, is a business offering vintage and retro fashions, while Berkeley's Golden Frog

Will Camp Lose Its Spark?  -  Jul 19, 2008
The Daily Astorian,She developed the seven "golden frog rules," a set of guidelines that she uses as a contract with campers to keep them in line.

Golden Frogs can't get a break  -  Mar 27, 2008
Baltimore Sun,His reporting disclosed that in 2003 and 2004, there was a spike in deaths among the zoo's Panamanian Golden Frog population. In its recent accredation

Panama’s (un)Lucky National Animal: The Golden Frog  -  Mar 26, 2008
Panama Travel News,Panama’s famous golden frog of El Valle de Anton west-central Panama, may have become extinct in the wild since 2006. A large number of amphibians,

Victoria Beckham for Marc Jacobs  -  Apr 7, 2008
Marie Claire.co.uk,In a second shot, Mrs Beckham grips onto Jacob's new must-have bag, which features a golden frog. Mirroring a fairytale motif, Posh leans in as if she is

Fort Worth Zoo Run Run  -  Mar 28, 2008
NBC5i.com,Three others — the Panamanian golden frog, the Mantella and the tomato frog, are also threatened in the wild. Funds raised from the Zoo Run Run support

Climate change: Time is running out  -  Apr 1, 2008
CNNPlagued by the chytrid fungus -- which has thrived as water and air temperatures change -- the Panamanian golden frog is all but extinct in the wild.

Titan to republish three more classic ‘Modesty Blaise’ comic strip ...  -  Apr 16, 2008
UK SF Book News Network,...and in The Golden Frog, our fighting femme must journey to Cambodia, to rescue the master who trained her from the clutches of an evil regime.

A last look at Life  -  Apr 13, 2008
The West Australian,From the giant tortoises of the Galapagos to the tiny Panamanian golden frog, Life in Cold Blood is impressive in its scope. “The overall thesis of the

Beckham Watch  -  Apr 8, 2008
4TheGame,See Posh pouting at a golden frog! - has not been positive. And just when she thought it couldn't get any worse, here comes Joan Rivers.

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo fighting to save the frogs  -  Apr 1, 2008
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com,Cleveland Metroparks Zoo The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo began sheltering the Panamanian golden frog in 2005 to save it from the deadly fungus killing

Leap Day at Denver Zoo  -  22 Feb 2008
Cherry Creek News,Denver Zoo also is involved in Project Golden Frog (PGF), which is working to ensure the survival of this species. Denver Zoo staff has visited Panama

'Last wave' for wild golden frog  -  Feb 1, 2008
BBC News,The Panamanian golden frog communicates with other frogs by semaphore in the form of gentle hand waves. It has evolved the mechanism to signal to rivals and

The Panamanian golden frog declared extinct by BBC Natural History ...  -  Feb 4, 2008
Mongabay.comThe filmmakers achieved their objective and captured the golden frog on film, including rarely seen behavior. The golden frog was devastated by the chytrid

British Film Crew Gets Rare Footage of ‘Waving’ Frog  -  Feb 4, 2008
RedOrbit,A British film crew has captured footage of a rare Panamanian golden frog waving, wrestling and courting for the first time. The golden frog, known as

A Species Waves Goodbye  -  Feb 4, 2008
Wired NewsBy Brandon Keim February 04, 2008 | 12:16:58 PMCategories: Animals, Religion There's no way that a Panamanian golden frog filmed by the BBC in 2006 could

This leap year think of frogs; good indicators of what's happening ...  -  Feb 5, 2008
The Canadian PressSome species affected by the fungus have been successfully bred in captivity, like the Panamanian golden frog. But fast action is critical if

National Zoo Leaps to Support Year of the Frog  -  Feb 11, 2008
Media Newswire (press release),One critically endangered species sustained by the National Zoo is the Panamanian golden frog. This species was driven to extinction in the wild by the

Breakfast of Champions: 2/8  -  Feb 8, 2008
Minneapolis City Pages,These days I'm thinking a lot about the Panamanian Golden Frog. The Phil Hansen feature is partially to blame for this. A video at the bottom of this post

Zoo will be hoppin' on Leap Day  -  Feb 18, 2008
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,Panamanian golden frog: These frogs lack an outer ear and hear by picking up vibrations in their jaw bones. They also communicate by waving their hands.

Too many endangered species, too little time  -  Feb 5, 2008
Plenty Magazine,Waving Good-bye - Say farewell to the Panamanian golden frog, which recently waved good-bye to TV cameras for Sir David Attenborough's latest nature series.

Knox’s Wireless Green  -  Feb 9, 2008
Environmental Graffiti,And a BBC documentary showed the first footage ever captured of a rare Panamanian Golden Frog. The frog waved, as if to say goodbye.

Life In Cold Blood Monday, Bbc1, 9pm  -  Feb 8, 2008
Glasgow Daily Record,In Panama, David meets the rare golden frog - filmed for the last time in the wild. After filming, the last remaining wild frogs were taken into captivity

TV Review - Life In Cold Blood, BBC One, Monday, 9pm  -  Feb 12, 2008
TV Scoop,We're losing some of our most important creatures... and in the case of the Panamanian Golden Frog, we're too late to do anything about it.

Science, Not Romance, Controls Mating At Smithsonian's National Zoo  -  Feb 8, 2008
Science Daily (press release)The Panamanian golden frog, now extinct in the wild, has a unique style of breeding. Male golden frogs are quite persistent when it comes to mating and will

Attenborough fears for nature shows  -  Jan 23, 2008
The Press AssociationFirsts include the Panamanian golden frog waving and a rattlesnake hunting in the wild, the caecilian, a worm-like amphibian, allowing her young to feast on

Life in Cold Blood  -  Feb 11, 2008
Mirror.co.uk,...and some super-cute frogs, including the arm waving Panamanian golden frog, which is actually orange and looks a bit like a giant jelly sweet.

Rocky Hall rumble  -  Nov 19, 2007
Bega District News,A tiny golden frog, about the size of my thumb nail, sat inside its echo chamber. It blinked at me, and then cleared its throat, as if embarrassed at having

Guillermo Navarro’s Filmmaking Fairytale  -  Nov 19, 2007
MovieMaker Magazine,Navarro also won the Independent Spirit Award and the Golden Frog at the Camerimage International Festival of the Art of Cinematography in Lodz, Poland,

Slimy salamander spawns: Rare breeding is good news at Toledo Zoo  -  22 Oct 2007
Toledo Blade,The zoo also recently played midwife to its first golden frog birth. The frog, Atelopus zeteki, is the national symbol of Panama and is severely endangered

New Golden Frog Found In Colombia, Two Centimeters Long  -  Sep 25, 2007
ScienceModeThe new frog, which is almost two centimetres in length, was given the name the “golden frog of Supatá.� Originally, the young scientists thought the frog

Madeira Beach official joins city staff  -  Oct 15, 2007
St. Petersburg Times,...about his recent trip to Panama to study the endangered golden frog at 7 pm Thursday at Moccasin Lake Nature Park, 2750 Park Trail Lane, Clearwater.

SPECIAL TO THE NEWS  -  Oct 10, 2007
New York Daily News,Gold Commander One was short a half charging home six wide placing a neck before The Golden Frog at Turfway; advances. The latter subsequently sank to third

Genetic analysis conducted on frog fungus  -  Aug 9, 2007
Science Daily (press release)...full story Hundreds Of Rare Golden Frog Tadpoles Have Been Hatched (May 7, 2007) -- Hundreds of golden frog tadpoles have hatched as part of the Golden Frog



Houston Zoo has a hand in Panama frog rescue  Oct 27, 2006
...thriller, zookeepers from Houston and elsewhere have haunted the cloud forests of Panama for months, trying to save the revered Panamanian golden frog from a ... - Houston Chronicle,

"Frog Hotel" to Shelter Panama Species From Lethal Fungus  Nov 2, 2006
...map). Dead frogs, including the golden frog—a symbol of good luck in Panama—have been found scattered throughout the area. So ... - National Geographic,

McNerney is giving Pombo a run for his money  Oct 27, 2006
The hotel now houses more than 300 frogs of 40 threatened species -- frogs with translucent skin, frogs that look like rocks, and the golden frog, a symbol of ... - Grist Magazine,
Meet the other babies at the National Zoo Mar 4, 2006
Panamanian golden frogs: These tiny and beautifully colored leapers are in such danger that an international effort, Project Golden Frog (www.ranadorada.org ...
Arizona Republic,

Meet the National Zoo's babies Feb 26, 2006
These tiny and beautifully colored leapers are in such danger that an international effort, Project Golden Frog (www.ranadorada.org), has been launched to ...
Macon Telegraph,
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