Colorado wildlife officials are celebrating some long-awaited good news – the mountain toads are making tadpoles. For seven years, biologists have been toting tadpoles to high-elevation bogs and ponds ...

Frogs and toads may not have the same allure as bees and other pollinators, but they can be just as useful in gardens—especially if you want to control pests organically. These voracious insect eaters ...

Enter the humble bucket. It might sound unromantic, but a sturdy garden bucket is excellent for a mini pond because it ...

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Near EATONVILLE, Wash. - When Northwest Trek purchased a small pond near its Eatonville wildlife park, they had no idea they would inherit an amazing, natural spectacle. Toads, tens of thousands of ...

Each spring, usually between May 10 and May 20 (later on some chilly years), animals that normally stay away from water, come to the water in large numbers. And, though they are silent for nearly all ...

The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. John Rucosky, The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Sep. 7—The Discovery Channel has Shark Week and the Animal Planet has Monster Week. Now, thanks to the efforts ...

As I had mentioned a few columns back, this first full week in May is the start of spring for me. And what a start it has been: Bluebells hit peak bloom, a full moon greeted us with bats feeding under ...

The croaking of frogs and toads is as much a part of spring as birdsong and gardening. When these creatures head to ponds and pools in search of mates, it’s hard to miss–though not everyone ...

BERLIN, April 28 -- More than 1,000 toads have puffed up and exploded in a Hamburg pond in recent weeks, and German scientists have no explanation for it. The pond water has been tested, but its ...