Over 1,000 natterjack “toadlets”, Ireland’s only native toad, have been released into specially constructed ponds in west Kerry after being rescued and reared in captivity during the dry spell, the ...

A rescue operation is under way in west Kerry to save Ireland’s only native toad, the natterjack, as ponds dry up in soaring temperatures. The season started well for the native amphibians in the ...

Last week, national news media brought us good news of another successful wildlife conservation story: the release into the wild of Ireland’s first captive-bred Natterjack toadlets. Toads differ from ...

The RSPB says it hopes to see natterjack toads breeding at its site in the "not-too-distant future" Volunteers are wanted to help one of the UK's rarest native amphibians start breeding at a nature ...

Believe it or not, there is a toad in this picture. Can you spot it? While some toads are brightly colored, this one is a master of camouflage, tucked among the rocks and hidden further from predators ...

PLANS to build a car park on a pond which is home to an under-threat species of toad have been scrapped after developers heard residents’ concerns. Holden Vale Mill Pond, in Kingsway, Haslingden, ...

Even in the fall, there are a few Quak concerts. Photo: Getty Images The croaking of frogs and toads is as much a part of spring as birdsong and gardening. When these animals go courting in ponds and ...

A Devon couple have said they were shocked and pleasantly surprised after finding a toad with five legs. Amanda and David Weller discovered the extra-limbed creature while wandering around the garden ...

Colorado wildlife officials are celebrating some long-awaited good news – the mountain toads are making tadpoles. For seven years, biologists have been toting tadpoles to high-elevation bogs and ponds ...

Little beauties Toads have been much maligned throughout history. Wart-fearing people shun them and husband-hunting princesses overlook them — all because they’re a little bit ‘ugly’. But our ...