The common toad was once abundant across Europe. Today, the population has seen a massive decline and desperately needs conservation.

A new study reveals a worrying decline in common toad (Bufo bufo) populations across the UK and Switzerland. Scientists warn urgent action is needed to prevent ecological disruption.

Volunteers surveying dormice and bats in trees have made the unexpected discovery of over fifty common toads in nest boxes and tree cavities at least 1.5 meters high. Volunteers surveying dormice and ...

Common toads, with their heavy-set bodies and short limbs, are regarded as typical terrestrial amphibians. “There is no shortage of papers on common toads; they are a very well-studied species,” says ...

The common toad is a rather rotund animal with short legs and an ungainly gait. It certainly doesn’t look like a good tree climber – yet citizen surveys suggest that common toads often climb trees to ...

Managed by Environment Bank, it is part of a national scheme which allows developers to buy "biodiversity units" to meet a planning requirement to offset environmental harm. "It'll be exciting to ...

Common toads (Bufo bufo) can detect impending seismic activity and alter their behaviour from breeding to evacuation mode, suggests a new study in the Zoological Society of London's (ZSL) Journal of ...