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Frogs are Leaping, Bugs are Dancing in Ireland’s Bogs

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Belfast, Northern Ireland–After two years of doctoral studies in Northern Ireland, I have been dismayed at the lack of lucky leprechauns on the island of Ireland. But wait! This summer finally revealed something far more interesting: An army of frogs-a-leaping in the peat bogs of central Ireland. With the help of local children, we found [...]

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The Frog Caller

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Valerie C. Clark, aka the Frog Caller, grew up roaming the State Parks that surrounded her home in the suburbs of Maryland, USA. It was here where she first plunged her hand into ponds capturing her tadpoles. And when one of these tadpoles grew up, back in the 1990′s, Valerie entered her little contender in [...]

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