A recent article by Ruth Schuster in Haaretz titled “Syrian Spadefoot Toad Rediscovered in Syria – Thanks to Facebook” caught my eye because I am familiar with the animal mentioned.

A lawsuit filed by the Cleveland National Forest Foundation and California Native Plant Society claims the project threatens the endangered Quino checkerspot butterfly, western spadefoot (a toad ...

OAKLAND, Calif.— In response to a 2012 petition and 11 years of advocacy by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to protect the western spadefoot as ...