HELP HERPDIGEST SURVIVE!!

Taken from a letter from “HerpDigest“, the Only Free Electronic Newsletter
Reporting On The Latest News on
Reptile and Amphibian Science and Conservation.

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“FOR EVERY $6.00 DONATION WE WILL SEND YOU A BEAUTIFUL MAGNET OF YOUR CHOICE.

BEAUTIFUL LIFELIKE ART MAGNETS. (Half of these were never offered before)

MINIMUM DONATION $24.00 -THREE MAGNETS

BUT DON’T STOP THERE ORDER 6 MAGNETS, 8 MAGNETS, 10 OR MORE.

BUY THREE OF ONE, OR 3 DIFFERENT ONES. BUT PLEASE AMOUNT IS LIMITED INCLUDE AT LEAST TWO ALTERNATIVES IN CASE WE RUN OUT.

If you would like to see how a specific one looks like, I will send a jpg directly to you.
All are reproductions of full color line drawings, rectangular, 2.5″ x 3.5″ with a metal shell, mylar/UV protecting cover and flat magnetic back. Brand New.

REMEMBER FREE SHIPPING, DON’T STOP AT 3, AND ALWAYS SUPPLY TWO ALTERNATIVES.

ORDER NOW

THE MAGNETS

TURTLES:
Blanding’s Turtle
Eastern Box Turtle
Ornate Box Turtle
Three-toed Box Turtle
Ornate Diamondback Terrapin
Eastern Painted Turtle
Western Painted Turtle
Southern Painted Turtle
Wood Turtle
Western Pond Turtle
Red-eared Slider
Chinese Box Turtle (Curoa flavomarginata)
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Florida Cooter
Matamata Turtle
Spotted Turtle

TORTOISES:
Galapagos Tortoise
Aldabra Tortoise
African Spurred Tortoise
Leopard Tortoise
Radiated Tortoise
Gopher Tortoise
Red-Footed Tortoise
Desert Tortoise
Indian Star Tortoise

SEA TURTLES:
Green Sea Turtle
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Hawksbill Sea Turtle

SNAKES:
Corn Snake
Emerald Boa
Western Diamondback Rattlesnake
Mountain Kingsnake
California Kingsnake
Burmese Python
Brazilian Rainbow Boa

AMERICAN ALLIGATOR

LIZARDS:
Texas Horned Lizard
Panther Chameleon
Jackson’s Chameleon
Green Iguana
Collared Lizard
Bearded Dragon
Coastal Horned Lizard
Gila Monster
Mexican Beaded Lizard

GECKOS:
Banded Knob-Tailed Gecko
Crested Gecko
Desert Banded Gecko
Flying Gecko
Giant Day Gecko Art
Leopard Gecko
Rough Knob-Tailed Gecko
Tokay Gecko

SALAMANDERS:
Tiger Salamander
California Newt
Fires Salamander

FROGS:
Red-eyed Tree Frog
Strawberry Poison Dart Frog
Red-Headed Poison Dart Frog
Phantasmal Poison Dart Frog
Granular Poison Dart Frog
Green & Black Poison Dart Frog
Wallace’s Flying Frog
Tiger Striped Leaf Frog
Painted Mantella
American Toad
Fire-Bellied Toad
Dyeing Poison Dart Frog
Blue Poison Dart Frog
Yellow Banded Poison Dart Frog
Panamanian Golden Frog
Borneo Red Flying Frog
California Red-Legged Frog
Norther Leopard Frog
Ornate Frog or Argentine Horn Frog or Known as Pac-Man Frog in Trade

SPIDERS:
Black Widow Spider
Mexican Red Kneed Tarantula
Rose Haired Tarantula

INSECTS AND OTHER INVERTEBRATES:
Praying Mantis
Lady Bug Beetle
Goliath Bettle
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly
Blue Morpho Butterfly
Cardinal Meadowland Dragonfly

The above list is of all the magnets currently for sale by Herpdigest, the weekly e-zine reporting on the latest conservation and scientific news on reptiles and amphibians. All proceeds go HerpDigest, a non-profit publication, to keep it: alive, free, and independent, of any government’s, non-profit organization’s, or people working in the herp industry’s agendas.

The magnets are shipped First Class USPS.

If you want these for the holidays, get your order in now. IF WE DON’T HAVE YOUR ORDER IN BY DEC 15, WE CAN’T GUARANTEE THAT THEY WILL ARRIVE BY CHRISTMAS. Christmas week maybe.

Interested in Bird (Raptors to Penguins), Land and Marine Mammal, Octopus, Fish, Sharks, Rays, Dinosaur, Extinct or Endangered Animals from all over the world (Australia, Rainforest, the Arctic). Email us for a list of one or two of these categories. Supply of these are very low.

AND DON’T FORGET YOUR TURTLE OR FROG CALENDARS FOR 2011.
$13.99 each plus $6.00 for S&H for first one add $2.00 for each additional calendar.

TO ORDER:

If you need your magnets by Christmas, you must order them by December 10th through PayPal, our account is asalzberg@herpdigest.org,

Or by credit card: email us your card number, (MASTER, VISA, DISCOVER OR AMEX)expiration date, the CVV-3 numbers on back of card, billing address for card, and shipping address if different. .

By Phone – You can order with credit cards by phone 1-718-275-2190. 9-5 EST. Any day of week. If out leave message we will get back to you as soon as we can.

To order by check, make the check out to Herpdigest and send it to Herpdigest/c/o Allen Salzberg/67-87 Booth Street –5B/Forest Hills, NY 11375

Happy Holidays to All.

And In Advance I Would Like to Thank You For Your Help In Keeping HerpDigest Alive These Past Ten plus Years.

Allen Salzberg
Publisher/Editor

P.S. Overseas orders, (Yes that still includes Canada) email us first for shipping costs.”

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Introducing The Build A Frog Pond Contest!

Introducing The Build A Frog Pond Contest!

Dear SAVE THE FROGS! Supporter,

Habitat destruction is the number one cause of amphibian extinctions worldwide. Fortunately, homeowners and schools can help create new habitat for frogs! Building a backyard frog pond is a great way to give your local frog populations a boost.

The SAVE THE FROGS! Build A Frog Pond Contest invites schools and homeowners to build frog ponds on their property and document the project and its successes through video, photos and stories, which will be posted online to educate and inspire others to do the same. With your help we can cover the globe with frog habitat and fill the night air with the soothing sounds of frog calls. And of course there are great prizes for the winning school and the winning homeowner!!! The contest closes May 15, 2011, so start digging! Good luck!

savethefrogs.com/ponds

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Brand New Webpage for Scientists!

Scientists can help SAVE THE FROGS! We’ve added a thorough list of ideas to our brand new Scientists For Frogs webpage. Please be sure to forward the URL (and this newsletter) to your colleagues and grad students!

savethefrogs.com/scientists

 

The endangered species Gastrotheca cornuta.

 

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Brand New Webpage on Ranaviruses

You may have thought that chytridiomycosis was the only disease amphibians have to worry about…not so! Ranaviruses have been causing amphibian populations trouble for decades. Learn all about Ranaviruses on this brand new SAVE THE FROGS! webpage, created courtesy of Dr. Amanda Duffus.

savethefrogs.com/ranavirus

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Breanna’s Run For The Frogs

On October 16th, long-time SAVE THE FROGS! Volunteer Breanna Binder will run the 26.2 mile Baltimore Marathon in hopes of raising awareness about amphibian conservation and environmental education. Breanna’s goal is to raise $500 dollars for SAVE THE FROGS!

“I’m asking you to make a generous, tax-deductible donation to enable our future generations the chance to become informed citizens. Thank you for your support!”
– Breanna

Breanna has already raised $115 for SAVE THE FROGS!
Can you donate $26 and help her reach her goal?

Please donate at www.giveforward.org/runforfrogs

 

Breanna Binder

 

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SAVE THE FROGS! on Martha Stewart Radio

On Save The Frogs Day, I was a guest on Martha Stewart Living Radio (Sirius 112/XM 157). Maggie Mistal, host of “Making a Living with Maggie” interviewed me about ways to focus one’s career on a cause or passion. CNN has called Maggie one of the nation’s best known career coaches.

Listen to the interview here.

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Volunteers Needed!

SAVE THE FROGS! is powered by volunteers, and we have lots of ideas on ways anybody can help out! Please have a look at our newly updated Volunteers Page, complete with job descriptions and ideas on how anybody can help out. Whether you’re 7 or 70; a teacher, website developer, businessman, marketer, scientist, filmmaker, event coordinator,
publicist, graphic designer or couch potato; whether you’re into education, outreach, advocacy, research, business, or helping out in the office, we can find a way for you to help out!

savethefrogs.com/volunteers

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Saving The Frogs in Sacramento

SAVE THE FROGS! added a touch of amphibia to the Sacramento Reptile Show two weekends ago. Thanks to all the people who came by our table and saw my presentation!

And thanks to SAVE THE FROGS! Volunteers Michael and Brijesh…

That’s me teaching the crowd how to SAVE THE FROGS!

A little fan…

Four new supporters in their awesome 100% organic cotton t-shirts.

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Frog Artist of the Week

 

Congratulations to 13 year old Elizabeth Tsang, our Frog Artist of the Week! Remember that the 2nd Annual SAVE THE FROGS! Art Contest ends October 15th, so please submit your coolest frog art soon!

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Thanks for your support!
Dr. Kerry Kriger
Save The Frogs Founder, Executive Director & Ecologist

 

SAVE THE FROGS! is America’s first and only public charity dedicated exclusively to amphibian conservation. Your generous financial support makes our work possible!
Please donate at www.savethefrogs.com/donate
You can write to us at 303 Potrero Street #51, Santa Cruz, CA 95060 USA.

To sign up for this newsletter, please visit http://savethefrogs.com/newsletters

Slo Exo 2010

Is presenting you the first Slovenian Exotic Animals selling exhibition!!

 

WELCOME DEAR VISITOR!

Because every day increasing demand for exotic animals specially reptiles, we decided to bring Expo fair to peoples. Everyone can get there informations, exotic animals and equipment at one place directly from breeder or seller. This is the first exotic animal Expo in Slovenija. We hope that a lot of different breaders from Europe will come. First time you will get better information, lower prices and a lot of variety at one place.

WHERE?

GOSPODARSKO RAZSTAVIŠČE V LJUBLJANI

Dunajska cesta 18

Name of place: Gospodarsko razstavišče Ljubljana – Parking

Adress of place: 1000 Ljubljana

WHEN?

October 17th 2010 from 10.00 till 16.00.

HOW MANY SELLERS?

Since this is the first time in Slovenia we will try to join as much an possible number of sellers. We are hopping to ger around 200 different exhibitors. Peopels can see there all type of things and animals from terraristic area of animals fans.

ENTRY:

Adults: 6€

Children from 4 to 14 years old: 4€

Children under 4 years old: FREE!

Group of ten persons (announced in advance on our mail): 5€/person

Link: http://www.slo-exo.com/index2.html

This is for all of you, interested in European herps!

Here´s a tip..

Join my forum!

It´s a forum for people interested and dedicated to the keeping and breeding of European reptiles and amphibians, outdoors and indoors. Some very competent people are members, and an easy going atmosphere makes it easy to get answers.

It also have a photoarea, fieldherping, classifieds, show / expodates and a lot of more..

There is a couple of hidden areas too, that you can not see unless you are logged on.

Some stats:  Started in April 2005. Total posts 3859 • Total topics 832 • Total members 153, and growing by the day!!

Here is the link to the Terrarium Morbidum Forum – THE forum for European reptiles and amphibians.

Pictured: The glowing frog who wanted a light snack and swallowed a Christmas bulb

Something was making this little fellow feel all warm inside.

Unfortunately for him, it was a blinking fairy light.

The Cuban tree frog managed to swallow an entire bulb as he hunted for bugs.

Photographer James Snyder, whose Florida garden is festooned with lights, spotted it all lit up in a mango tree.

Colourful calories: The Cuban tree frog took a gulp of the bulb and wouldn't let go

James, who lives in Palm Beach, Florida, had decorated his back yard with colourful lights after noticing that frogs had worked out lights attracted bugs.

But one night he discovered that one of the little beasts had bitten off far more than it could chew.

James, 29, said: ‘A bug landed on the bulb and when the frog went for it he got a little bit extra.

‘I zoomed in and noticed that the wire was actually going into the frogs mouth, he had swallowed the entire light, he wasn’t sitting on it at all’

‘I have a large mango tree by my patio and my wife and I have Christmas lights wrapped around the trunk and main limbs to light it up from underneath.

‘I took my dog out back when I noticed the frog glowing on the tree and at first I thought that the frog was sitting on top of the light.

‘I quickly put my dog back inside and grabbed my camera, but I was convinced that he would be gone by the time I returned but when I got back he was still sitting there glowing away.

‘I began taking a few pictures from about four or five feet away because I did not want to scare him and make him move.

‘I zoomed in and noticed that the wire was actually going into the frogs mouth, he had swallowed the entire light, he wasn’t sitting on it at all.’

James, 29, said he feared the frog had been killed after it ate the bulb.

He said: ‘I figured that he must be dead and because there was no fear of spooking him I got very close and continued taking pictures.

‘But after few minutes I noticed one of his legs had moved, death spasm I thought for a second until he repositioned his entire body.

‘Now with the realisation that the frog was indeed alive I wanted to keep him that way.

‘So I fired off a few more shots, then gently grabbed the wire next to the bulb and slowly pulled it out for his mouth.

Because the wire was still attached to the light, Snyder was able to pull it gently from the frog’s mouth.

It seemed none the worse for its ordeal – apart from instantly losing its glow.

From Dailymail.co.uk

Three Hawaii residents reach finals of international frog art contest

Contest Aims To Create Awareness of Worldwide Frog Extinctions

Three Hawaiians have a chance at being crowned the Grand Prize Winner of the 1st Annual Frog Art Contest. The contest, which is being held by SAVE THE FROGS! Nonprofit Organization, received entries from 10 countries worldwide.

Twelve year old Tokino Springer and fifteen year old Liann Cagle of Kapolei Middle School, as well as their art teacher Daryle Mishina have made it to the finals of the contest.

The Grand Prize Winner will be decided by the public, and votes are currently being accepted through the SAVE THE FROGS! website (www.savethefrogs.com).

Frog populations worldwide have been declining at unprecedented rates, and nearly one-third of the world’s 6,500 amphibian species are threatened with extinction. Up to 200 species have already completely disappeared. The Frog Art Contest is intended to raise awareness of the rapid disappearance of frog species.

“The amphibian extinction crisis is one of the most significant environmental issues of our time” says Dr. Kerry Kriger, who heads SAVE THE FROGS!. “The goal of the Frog Art Contest is to get artists involved in environmental conservation, and to provide teachers with fun ways to increase their students’ interest in frogs.”

Dr. Kriger encourages all art lovers to view this year’s entries and to vote for their favorite frog art. A call for entries for the 2nd Annual Frog Art Contest will go out in early March of 2010, just prior to Save The Frogs Day.

Contest voting is taking place at:

http://savethefrogs.com/artists/2009-winners.html

From Honolulu advertiser.