The aquatic ecosystem of an abandoned swimming pool

In late April of this year, I found a Florida softshell turtle trapped in an abandoned outdoor swimming pool. In a previous post, I recount how I drained the pool, captured the turtle, and returned it to the nearby lake from which it came. This pool is part of a shuttered hotel, and is near […]

Frogs of Costa Rica

Costa Rica has 152 frog species. For comparison, the entire United States has 116 frog species. This really is quite impressive given that Costa Rica is about the size of the U.S. state of West Virginia. When geographic area is taken into account, Costa Rica has among the most frog species per unit area of […]