Brian Gratwicke

Warm rain Wednesday maybe spotted sallies will move

Beautiful neon yellow frog on a stream bank with waterfall in the background

Director of the Panama amphibian rescue and conservation project Roberto Ibanez releasing golden frogs into a mesh cage

It was a great privilege to finally see golden frogs walking in their rightful place 20 years since their disappearance amphibianrescue.org/golden-frogs... #amphibianresilience #ranadorada

Hope Returns to Panama’s Forests With the Rediscovery of Four Missing Frog Species Smithsonian researcher Brian Gratwicke and colleagues describe how acoustic technology aided the remarkable rediscovery of four amphibian populations thought to have vanished from Panama’s mountain fo...

www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/nation...

So exciting to get a text from @briangratwicke.bsky.social

with a link to this hope-filled article!

Kudos to him and his team for their steadfast and miraculous work!

Thank you Dino for your amazing contributions to science story telling. So sorry to hear about the layoffs.

Hope Returns to Panama’s Forests With the Rediscovery of Four Missing Frog Species Smithsonian researcher Brian Gratwicke and colleagues describe how acoustic technology aided the remarkable rediscovery of four amphibian populations thought to have vanished from Panama’s mountain fo...

Hope returns to Panama's rainforests - read about how we rediscovered endangered frog species in Panama using acoustic recording www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/nation... #amphibianresilience by @briangratwicke.bsky.social

Column | Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones. Honeybees have never been in danger of extinction. But scientists are finding that they can accelerate the demise of native bee populations.

A very enlightening article by dana millbank on saving the bees - interviews a lot of good experts wapo.st/3ZhkdWf

Great to see the Thomas Lovejoy school on the banks of the Amazon - what a great legacy for one of the fathers of our modern understanding of Biodiversity.

Finally got to see a pink river dolphin up close on the Rio negro - these are wild habituated animals at flutuante dos botos novo airão

Teeny frog < 2cm but is the sound track of the rainforest 🐸 #amphibianresilience

Amphibian Conservation with Brian Gratwicke YouTube video by Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection

If you want to learn about some of our work on Virgina amphibians - here is a talk i gave to the Rappahannock league for environmental protection youtu.be/jda-Vt4EGfE

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First, the frogs died. Then people got sick. An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.

First frogs died then people got sick wapo.st/47Slsij the story of amphibian declines in Panama by @dinograndoni.bsky.social covering some of our release trials.

Spotted lanternflies are threatening your wine Spotted lanternflies have developed an appetite for grapevines, endangering Virginia’s over $8 billion wine industry. The pests could reach California by 2033.

Spotted lanterflies threaten the 250 vineyards in Virginia. Many vineyards are in my home country Rappahannock wapo.st/4hjo79k

This chemist aims to change the game for species conservation Tim Cernak is using modern drug development tools to make medicines for endangered plants and animals

Neat profile of my collaborator Tim Cernak - conservation chemist ! Bringing the world of humsn medecine to wildlife. cen.acs.org/synthesis/me...

Caecilians are the legless amphibians, they are rarely seen due to their fossorial habits, so moments like these are very special. This yellow headed caecilian was found in Gamboa Panama behind @amphibianrescue #amphibianresilience

Got to see my first Sylvia’s tree frog last night #cruziohyla what a spectacular frog! ❤️❤️❤️🐸🇵🇦

Biologist Jorge Guerrel found one of our baby Agalychnis lemur from our frog release trials! #amphibianresilience #anfibioresilente

RANA DORADA - JACANA JACANA FEAT ASI (Iniciativa de Supervivencia Atelopus) YouTube video by Jacana Jacana

August 14 is golden frog day in Panama - we celebrate with special activities the whole week! Enjoy this amazing golden frog song by our collaborators Jacana Jacana youtu.be/LwxzgzKa40A?...

Our awesome #teamturtle is featured on Sidedoor podcast - tune in! www.si.edu/sidedoor/she...

When the hyenas take over the watering hole time to find a new drinking spot.

Conservationists are racing to save Ghana's slippery frog – DW – 06/25/2025 DW went into the forest with the people working to bring the Atewa Slippery Frog back from the brink of extinction — only 200 of this unique species remain. Can this unique species survive?

neat video about the work being done to save Ghana's slippery frogs www.dw.com/en/conservat...

Look at this monster and it’s still a baby!!!

Super rewarding week for me professionally as I was honored to accompany this team of incredible amphibian conservation professionals to release some frogs.

Lovely yellow- flecked glass frog couple that I met last night in the jungle

How do axolotls regenerate limbs and organs? This researcher has started to uncover the secret The salamander’s ability to regrow limbs and even organs could be the key to regenerative medicine in humans.

Positional memory helps axolotls to regrow body parts news.northeastern.edu/2025/06/10/a...

Valmik Thapar, Tenacious Tiger Conservationist in India, Is Dead

RIP tiger wallah Valmik Thapar - gift article to NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/w...

Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny champions endangered toad, gives Brookfield Zoo’s conservation efforts a boost A chatty amphibian starring in videos for Bad Bunny’s recent album has launched the Puerto Rican crested toad into newfound fame, following years of quiet, collaborative conservation efforts …

A chatty animated amphibian starring in videos for Bad Bunny’s recent album has launched the Puerto Rican crested toad — an endangered species native to the island — into newfound fame, following years of quiet, collaborative conservation efforts involving Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo.

Salamander & Frog Migration Through Amphibian Underpass, Monkton, Vermont, 2016 YouTube video by Vermont Reptile & Amphibian Atlas

Salamanders using an underpass for migration youtu.be/6x-vWF311OA

Origins of the ‘vampire fungus’ that causes white-nose syndrome in bats An emerging fungal infection is endangering bats in America. DNA analysis reveals that the infection first arose in Europe, mediated by two fungal culprits.

Origins of whitenose fungus - we need to keep these other strains out of the USA www.nature.com/articles/d41...

This could be the posterfrog for what ails the world’s amphibians. But it’s staging a comeback. Some individuals of the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog survived the fungal plague wiping out species around the world. Now, scientists have shown they can recolonize habitat.

Mountain yellow legged frogs aided in recovery by translocating disease resistant animals congrats to Knapp et al! www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/12/this...