I swapped my job at a window cleaning firm to help toads cross the road

For two years Mike Flaherty and his son have braved the chilly late-winter nights as they head out on "toad patrol" in ...
Blackpool Gazette on MSN

We've saved 1000s of Britain’s most vulnerable amphibians - see how Stanah toad patrol are making a difference

A dedicated group of volunteers is braving rain, darkness and busy roads each night to help protect one of Britain’s most vulnerable amphibians during its annual migration.
Wausau Pilot & Review

Wisconsinites can’t keep wild frogs or turtles as pets — or race them — under new rule

Wisconsin Public Radio It’s toad-ally over. Amphibian- and reptile-lovers would no longer be able to collect native wild snakes, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Majestic Goats Have Been Traipsing Around Ireland for at Least 3,000 Years, Research Suggests

Goat bones dating to 1100 to 900 B.C.E. were a close genetic match for modern Old Irish goats, a historic breed with declining numbers ...

WoW Midnight sees MMO history repeat itself as players slaughter legions of frogs for skins

It's the frogpocalypse again ...
Discover Wildlife

“It secretes a matcha-coloured substance from its anal gland that smells of rotting flesh.” This animal is insanely good at faking death

When it feels threatened, the cat-sized black and white creature will keel over and fall to the ground, catatonic. With globs of saliva dripping from an open mouth, lifeless eyes stare into the abyss.