Minas Gerais, Brazil, is one of the world's amphibian hotspots. The state is home over 200 amphibian species and a variety of ecosystems, including the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado. On March 27th, 2017, SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kerry Kriger visited PUC Minas in Belo Horizonte (the capital of Minas Gerais) to spread the amphibian conservation message at one of the top universities in the country. Dr. Kriger gave an hour long presentation in Portuguese - his first ever Portuguese presentation - to over 100 undergraduate and graduate students, discussing why frogs are disappearing worldwide and what can be done to save them. The students of PUC Minas were extremely enthusiastic about SAVE THE FROGS! and have already begun planning future SAVE THE FROGS! activities in Minas Gerais.
Learn more about amphibian conservation in Brazil at:
http://savethefrogs.com/brazil
36. Save The Frogs Day since 2009:
1,200+ events in 62 countries
Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil,
Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia,
Czech Republic, Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala,
Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Liberia,
Madagascar, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal,
New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Panama,
Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania,
Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkey,
Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA
128. 2016 SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana Expedition
Objective:
Empower the people of Ghana to protect amphibians
Dr. Kerry Kriger, Michael Starkey & Chelsea Carson
129. We spoke to all 500 incoming
freshmen at the
KNUST Faculty of
Renewable Natural Resources
161. Save The Frogs Day 2013
Parque Explora, Medellin, Colombia
Colombia is home to 759 known species of amphibians.
These species are facing extreme threats due to
habitat destruction, pesticides, infectious diseases,
climate change and overharvesting for the
pet trade and for scientific collections.