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Here are some news stories about frogs: Thursday, March 2, 2006 Pesticides Linked to Frog Mutations According to two new related studies by scientists at the University of California at Berkeley, commonly used pesticides disrupt the development of sex organs in frogs, weaken their immune systems, delay and stunt development, and otherwise contribute to declining frog populations. Tuesday, February 15, 2005 Tired of Viewing Lions? Try a Frogging Safari "Frogging is physical, it's challenging. Unlike game viewing or birding you have to get in there and get dirty," Wentzel said as he sloshed through the muck in search of quarry, a headlamp lighting his way through the inky darkness. Friday, February 11, 2005 Hayes brings atrazine research to Winona A scientist embroiled in a political firestorm this year in Minnesota because of his 2002 research showing links between atrazine and frog malformities will speak Saturday in St. Charles. Professor Tyrone B. Hayes of the University of California at Berkeley will talk at the annual meeting of the Sustainable Farming Association of Southeast Minnesota. Hayes also will speak April 8 at Saint Mary's University. Purple Frog Pops Up A new species of frog has been discovered in India. The amphibian is plump, purple, and its ancestors probably lived among dinosaurs 175 million years ago, according to DNA analyses. By Kate Ruder  GNN What’s Killing the Frogs? Scientists are finding that even low levels of pollutants can harm amphibians—and possibly people. By Fred Guterl, NEWSWEEK Hawaii suffers amphibious invasion Plague of noisy frogs annoys islanders, threatens ecosystem. By William Booth, THE WASHINGTON POST

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