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Three new species discovered on Dauan Island: two frogs and a unique gecko survive in rocky shelters in the Torres Strait.

Wood frogs — Lithobates sylvaticus, also known as Rana sylvatica — live farther north than any other amphibian, even beyond ...

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As winter tightens its grip across southern Manitoba, the ponds, forests and wetlands that were alive with movement just months ago appear to fall silent. The chorus of frogs fades, turtles disappear ...

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Bronwyn has always loved words and animals, and she has the journalism and zoology degrees to prove it. After more than 20 years as a writer and editor, the former music journalist went back to ...