Dr. Kerry M. Kriger Founder of SAVE THE FROGS!
SAVE THE FROGS!
Dr. Kerry M. Kriger is the Founder and Executive Director of SAVE THE FROGS!, the world’s leading amphibian conservation organization. Dr. Kriger created and coordinates Save The Frogs Day, the world’s largest day of amphibian education and conservation action. Dr. Kriger feels strongly that Save The Frogs Day is the single most effective tool we have for spreading the word about the plight of amphibians and inspiring people to protect them.
Save The Frogs Day
April 30 was Save The Frogs Day and thanks to your support of Triple T Studios, and the sales of our book An Ordinary Toad’s Extraordinary Night, we were able to make a generous donation to SAVE THE FROGS! We received a thoughtful thank you email from Dr. Kriger telling us how much he appreciates all of us caring about frogs and of course toads too.
If you are new to The Tiniest Tiger community you might be wondering why we are talking about frogs. Our book, An Ordinary Toad’s Extraordinary Night was published on the day we lost Gracey. As you can understand, I wasn’t as enthusiastic as I might have been when the book was first available. Here we are nearly three years later, so I thought in honor of Gracey and her inspiration to help all living beings, I would reintroduce the book. The illustrations are wonderful and are the work of the talented Rachael Mahaffey.
How An Ordinary Toad’s Extraordinary Night Came To Be
My focus during my zoology studies was on big cat conservation and the big cats are considered charismatic megafauna. The term charismatic megafauna refers to large well-known animal species that attract a disproportionate share of the public’s attention. The tiger is the world’s most popular animal according to a survey conducted by animal planet. The big cat even beat out the dog for the number one position. These species have the “it” factor that grabs the public’s attention and desire to save them. The koala certainly is charming, but a small toad…perhaps not.
Toads and Frogs Need Protected Too!
What about all the living beings that aren’t cute and cuddly or fierce and admired. Driving one day, I thought about toads. Then I wondered why frogs seem to be the preferred amphibian. I imagined a young toad named Andrew. I wish I could tell you why his name is Andrew but I honestly don’t know. But I began to tell Gracey, she was a great listener, the story of a Andrew the young toad that wondered if his life might have been better had be been hatched a frog. And that is how An Ordinary Toad’s Extraordinary Night
We were honored that Dr. Kriger wrote a review for us:
“An Ordinary Toad’s Extraordinary Night is not only an enjoyable read, it’s a great introduction to the natural history of amphibians.”
Thank you Dr. Kriger for caring about frogs and toads. And thank you for caring about all animals big and small.
When I was growing up, my brother and I loved catching toads OR frogs. We even had a *resident* toad in our basement for a number of years. They are really neat creatures!! Love their *singing*!! <3
What a cute book! I actually find frogs and toads pretty fascinating, and cute in their own way.