amphibian research

Health of amphibians in oil sand fields area assessed

By Will Ferguson, WSU College of Arts and Science The impact of pollutants from the world’s largest oil sand field on the health of amphibians marks the focus of a team of research biologists from Washington State University and Canada.

Studying amphibian declining numbers

They may have outlived dinosaurs, but amphibians increasingly struggle for survival in the 21st century.   More than 30 percent of species are listed as threatened or endangered. While scientists work to pinpoint causes for the decline, some suggest that amphibians — like canaries in a mine shaft — sound an ominous early warning for […]