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

1. Kerry M. Kriger, Ph.D.
Founder, Executive Director & Ecologist
SAVE THE FROGS!
Translating Science Into Action

2. Career Success
- Why did you decide to study biology?
- How will you define success in your career?
- What is your dream job?

4. 2,000+ amphibian species
are threatened
with extinction

5. 200 amphibian species extinct since 1979

6. Brazil:
1,036 Amphibian Species
14% of the world’s amphibian species!
EXTINCT: Phrynomedusa appendiculata

7. Habitat Destruction

8. Frogs are being taken out of
the wild for use as pets

9. Photo by A. Rosselli
Frog legs!

10. Invasive Species

11. Invasive Species

12. Pollution & Pesticides

13. Global Warming / Climate Change

14. Infectious Diseases:
e.g. chytrid fungus

15. Purling Brook Falls
Queensland, Australia
Kriger Pond in VA
Built in 1981

16. Gray Treefrog – Hyla versicolor

17. Green Frog – Rana clamitans

18. Spring Peeper – Pseudacris crucifer

19. Purling Brook Falls
Queensland, Australia

20. Cascade Treefrog
Litoria pearsoniana

21. Emerald-spotted Treefrog
Litoria peronii

22. Southern Orange-eyed Treefrog
Litoria chloris

23. Scarlet-sided Pobblebonk
Limnodynastes terrareginae

24. Eastern Sedge Frog
Litoria fallax

25. Great Barred Frog
Mixophyes faciolatus
Photo: Jamie Bettaso

26. Striped Marsh Frog
Limnodynastes peronii

28. Science alone will not
save amphibians from extinction

29. Science focuses on the understanding
of the natural world,
not on the protection of the natural world.

30. Oregon Spotted Frog
Rana pretiosa
Successful amphibian conservation is
comprised of
four distinct realms

31. Arboreal Salamander
Aneides lugubris
Science:
Specifically, the acquisition of knowledge
related to amphibian biology

32. Education – Inspiration - Empowerment
Students, Teachers, Politicians, Businesses

33. Campaigning:
Legislation & Regulations

34. Habitat Protection, Restoration & Creation

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

41. Or else…

42. Antonelli Pond Habitat Restoration - Santa Cruz

43. Frog Walk, Lough Boora Parklands, Ireland

44. Shree Secondary School,
Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal

45. Coventry Village School
Coventry, VT

46. Save The Frogs Day in Ruskin, FL
Nate The Newt Award Winner Avalon Theisen

47. Kathmandu, Nepal

48. Shree Secondary School,
Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal

49. Texas Tech University – World Record

50. Parque Explora, Medellin

52. Save The Frogs Day 5K Starting Line: 260 Runners

53. Save The Frogs Day at Yosemite
with the National Park Service &
National Wildlife Federation

54. Save The Frogs Day Parade in Chittagong, Bangladesh
savethefrogs.com/bangladesh

55. Save The Frogs Day Parade in Chittagong, Bangladesh
savethefrogs.com/bangladesh

56. Pakistan Girl Guides

57. Rajasthan, India

58. Mizoram, India

59. Chitwan, Nepal

60. Nigeria

61. Universidad de Magdelena – Santa Marta
Foto: Luis Rueda

62. Foto: Luis Rueda
Universidad de Magdelena – Santa Marta

65. Save The Frogs Day Proclamations
VA, NC, SC, MI, MA, RI
Washington DC, Vancouver, Santa Cruz, Tampa

67. 350+ Presentations: 18,000+ attendees

68. San Francisco Tadpole Headstart Program

69. Raleigh, North Carolina

70. Sea View Elementary School
Salton City, CA

71. Wetlands Construction Workshop
savethefrogs.com/ab2364
Legislation Signed By Governor of California

72. California Red-Legged Frog
Rana draytonii
Photo by Edgar Ortega

73. Keeping Non-Native Frogs Out of California

74. SAVE THE FROGS! Magazine
savethefrogs.com/magazine
Saving Foothill Yellow-Legged Frogs
at Alameda Creek

76. Keeping Non-Native Frogs Out of California

79. Visitacion Valley Middle School, SF

80. Club Cientifico, Colegio UCO, Rio Negro, Antioquia

81. Building Wetlands in Eldorado National Forest

82. Building Wetlands in Eldorado National Forest

83. Building Wetlands in Eldorado National Forest

84. SLV Charter School in Ben Lomond, CA
savethefrogs.com/slv

85. SLV Charter School in Ben Lomond, CA
savethefrogs.com/slv

86. SLV Charter School in Ben Lomond, CA

87. Shingle Springs, CA
36’ x 72’ wetland

88. Shingle Springs, CA
October 14, 2014: Wetlands Construction Workshop
savethefrogs.com/workshops

89. Shingle Springs, CA
October 14, 2014: Wetlands Construction Workshop
savethefrogs.com/workshops

90. Shingle Springs, CA
June 8, 2015

91. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA
Formerly a wetland

92. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

93. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA
700+ students assisted

94. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

95. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA
Pavan Raj Gowda: Green Kids Now raised $4,400

96. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

97. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

98. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

99. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

100. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

101. Clifford School

102. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

103. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

104. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

105. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

106. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

107. Clifford School, Redwood City, CA

108. Pajaro Valley High School, Watsonville, CA

109. Pajaro Valley High School, Watsonville, CA

110. Maywoods, Kentucky - May 2015
After the first rain
Upon completion

112. 90% of West Africa’s rainforests
have been destroyed

113. My First Visit To Ghana - 2011
My Goal: Inspire Youth and Students to
Pursue Environmental Careers

114. SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana
Formed September 2011
1st International Branch of STF!

115. SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana
KNUST Chapter
Formed September 2011
1st Student Chapter of STF!

116. Create Ghana’s 6th national park:
Atewa Hills National Park
Togo Slippery Frog
Conraua derooi

117. Create Ghana’s 6th national park:
Atewa Hills National Park

118. Reduce the consumption of frog legs

119. Say No To Frog Meat

120. Ghana: Parade in Chiana, Ghana

121. Save The Frogs Day 2013
Parade in Chiana, Ghana

122. Ghana: KNUST Chapter

123. Ghana: Field Methods Course

124. SAVE THE FROGS! Soccer Team in Chiana, Ghana

125. Save the Krokosua (Giant) Squeaker Frogs!
Only 13 individuals are known to exist!

126. Giant Squeaker Frog - Arthroleptis krokosua

127. Planting trees for the Giant Squeaker Frog

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

130. Students of the Kotei RC School in Kumasi, Ghana

131. SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana Expedition Team
September 2016

132. SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana Expedition Team
& KNUST Chapter Members

133. Kumasi Institute of Tropical Agriculture

134. Inaugural SAVE THE FROGS! World Summit:
Full-Day Event at KNUST in Kumasi, Ghana

135. SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana KNUST Chapter
Executive Team & Members

136. MINING:
The #1 Threat To Frogs in the Atewa Region
(Gold, Diamonds & Bauxite)

137. Togo Slippery Frog (Conraua derooi)
Known to exist on
only two streams:
both in Atewa

138. The SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana
Kwabeng Junior Chapter
Atewa Region, Ghana

139. Profesoras de nuestro grupo a Kwabeng, Atewa

140. SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana
5th Birthday Celebration
September 22nd, 2016

141. Educate. Inspire. Empower.

142. SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana’s 5th Birthday Celebration

143. The Chiefs Of Yawkrom
Attended The Celebrations

144. There were presentations on the environment
throughout the day

145. SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana Co-Founder Gilbert Adum:
An Inspiration To Amphibian Conservationists Worldwide

146. SAVE THE FROGS! South America Coordinator
Chelsea Carson
Encouraging Girls To Stay In School

147. Induction to the Chieftancy

148. Nana Kojo Agyeman Bosompem Nkosohene ISAVE THE FROGS! Connects Cultures

149. SAVE THE FROGS! Connects Cultures

150. Beekeeping:
Good For Both Frogs & The Economy
With The Paramount Chief Of Yawkrom

151. Reforestation for Giant Squeaker Frogs

152. SAVE THE FROGS! Ghana has planted over
10,000 trees in the Sui River Forest Reserve

153. Slippery Frog (Conraua sp.)
New To Science

154. SAVE THE FROGS! Conference at the
University of Ghana

155. University of Ghana, Accra, Legon Campus

156. Saving Frogs with the Chiefs of Chiana, Ghana

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.

162. BOGOTA: UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES

163. Dendropsophus labialis – Chingaza Nat’l Park, Colombia

164. Bogota: Javeriana University

165. University of the Amazon

166. Hypsiboas punctatus - Colombian Amazon

167. Universidad del Valle, Cali

168. SAVE THE FROGS! Cali

169. SAVE THE FROGS! Cali

170. Chiapas, Mexico 2012
savethefrogs.com/mexico

171. Villahermosa, Mexico 2016
savethefrogs.com/mexico

172. Yumka
Villahermosa, Mexico 2017
savethefrogs.com/mexico

173. Villahermosa, Mexico 2017
savethefrogs.com/mexico

174. Universidad Nacional de Asuncion, Paraguay

175. Tobati, Paraguay

176. Physalaemus biligonigerus
Asuncion, Paraguay

177. Save The Nakdong River Samrak Frogs!

178. Korea’s 1st International
Amphibian Symposium

181. savethefrogs.com/berkeley

184. We Saved Florida’s Pig Frogs!
Photo by Alesandro Catenazzi

185. Frog Legs out of 77
Supermarkets

186. Frog Legs Protest – Arlington, VA

188. We Saved The Hochstetter’s Frogs!
1,250 letters sent
to the NZ Gov‘t

189. …And The Archey’s Frogs!
Photo: Rod Morris

190. Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs:
2,000+ letters sent to the National Park Service
& California Fish & Game Commission
Photo: V. Vredenburg

191. Prohibido transportar:
201 salamander species

192. Provide training for scientists

193. qPCR course at
Smithsonian Tropical
Research Institute
in Panama City
savethefrogs.com/qpcr

198. 2009 - 2014
10,000+ Entries
66 Countries
SAVE THE FROGS!
Art Contest

199. Kara Timmons
2011 Grand Prize
Winner

206. 2009 - 2013
4,041 Poems
76 Countries
SAVE THE FROGS!
Poetry Contest
Albania, Australia, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Bhutan, Brazil, Cameroon,
Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Egypt,
Ethiopia, Fiji, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia,
Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Malaysia, Malta,
Mauritius, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Netherlands, Nigeria,
Northern Ireland, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Poland,
Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa,
Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Lucia, Suriname, Sweden, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates,
United Kingdom, USA, Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

208. Connect with SAVE THE FROGS!
facebook.com/savethefrogs
twitter.com/savethefrogs
youtube.com/savethefrogs
instagram.com/savethefrogs

209. Blue Mountains Treefrog
Litoria citropa
Don’t use pesticidesThanks for helping SAVE THE FROGS!
OBRIGADO!

210. Tell everyone you know about
SAVE THE FROGS!

211. Healthy Frogs, Healthy Humans
Any questions?
kerry@savethefrogs.com