Amphibians and Culture

Amphibians and culture III: restoring positive narratives in India and South Africa

Amphibians occupy a complex place in cultures around the world. Throughout history, these vibrant, shape-shifting creatures of land and water have been met with both wonder and hostility. In the final part of this series Amphibians and Culture, Senior Programme Officer Pria Ghosh discusses how strong feelings about amphibians—both positive and negative—shape amphibian conservation [...]

By |2024-04-17T10:28:22+00:00June 6th, 2023|Amphibians, Amphibians and Culture|Comments Off on Amphibians and culture III: restoring positive narratives in India and South Africa

Amphibians and culture II: mutual flourishing in Central and South America

Amphibians occupy a complex place in cultures around the world. Throughout history, these vibrant, shape-shifting creatures of land and water have been met with both wonder and hostility.  In the second part of this new series Amphibians and Culture, Amphibian Programme officer Pria Ghosh discusses the cultural role of amphibians in Central and South [...]

By |2024-04-17T10:25:55+00:00May 24th, 2023|Amphibians, Amphibians and Culture, Conservation Optimism|Comments Off on Amphibians and culture II: mutual flourishing in Central and South America

Amphibians and culture I: European superstition and ambivalence

Amphibians occupy a complex place in cultures around the world. Throughout history, these vibrant, shape-shifting creatures of land and water have been met with both wonder and hostility. In the first part of this new series Amphibians and Culture, Senior Programme Officer Pria Ghosh discusses how European societies constructed negative views of amphibians through [...]

By |2024-04-12T15:16:29+00:00May 11th, 2023|Amphibians, Amphibians and Culture, Culture|Comments Off on Amphibians and culture I: European superstition and ambivalence