I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: Summer is my favorite season, and the past few weekends have included seeing and hearing various frogs and toads. Earlier this month I had the opportunity ...

AGASSIZ NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Minn. -- The sun was just a dimming red ball on the western horizon when Maggie Anderson stepped out of the truck to hear what she could hear. The sky overhead was ...

Editor's note: Karen Glennemeier, a research biologist on Shedd Aquarium's freshwater research team, has decades of experience in amphibian research and habitat restoration. The scientist 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 ...

Amazing things happen in nature as spring begins. The weather changes, plants and trees begin to flourish, and animals start to emerge from their hiding places. According to the U.S. Fish Wildlife ...

For those who listen, the song of spring peepers is more than background music—it’s understanding the secret lives of Northern Michigan frogs & toads. This story about taking a population census of ...