Northern leopard frogs growing leaps and bounds at Northwest Trek, preparing for re-release in the wild

By Lauren Gallup
Assistant Curator Dave Meadows feeds the northern leopard frogs their daily diet of crickets. (Credit: Lauren Gallup / NWPB)
At Northwest Trek in Eatonville, Washington, there are about 300 northern leopard frogs, named for their spotted skin, swimming around in four tanks and getting ready for their new home. The frogs are part of a conservation project that Northwest Trek is partnering with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Read More

Cow Dung Soap Is Cleaning Up In India

By NPR News
Susheela Kumari, an attendant at a cow shelter, collects urine to be processed in Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh, India. CREDIT: BLOOMBERG
The shelves in Umesh Soni's little store in downtown Mumbai are neatly stacked with soaps. There are handmade translucent bars, brightly colored circular soaps in tropical variants and square black bathing bars. It looks like any other soap shop. Except all the soaps include cow dung and cow urine as ingredients. Why make soap from this stuff?Read More

Why Do Animals Hibernate?

By McKayla Fox
Why do animals hibernate? - Full Screen
Ask Dr. Universe https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zufOIfxv34c&index=5&list=PL6pHcbVJ2q0Fk-wRbMlYR4TZIzjZkXKWCNorthwest Public Broadcasting and Washington State University Communications teamed up to bring Dr. Universe to life, well at least to an animated series. Do you have a […]Read More
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