Katie Piercy

Katie Piercy

Katie Piercy has worked in the conservation industry for over a decade and has had a wide-ranging and varied career. She has spent time working in a number of different environments and with a range of different animals. Her roles in the UK have included rearing and releasing corncrake (Crex crex) chicks in the Nene Washes, a seasonally flooded area of wet meadows, chasing hen harriers (Circus cyaneus) in the Scottish Uplands and restoring areas of peatland in the West Midlands.

Surviving Abilites of Frogs in Winter

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There are around 7,000 frog species across the world, living across a wide range of different habitats. Towards the equator in more tropical climates these frogs don’t have to worry about winter, but in temperate and Arctic regions freezing temperatures…

Frog Hydration: How Do They Drink Water?

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Frogs don’t drink water by swallowing it with their mouths. Instead, they absorb it through special patches in their bellies, known as drinking patches. How do they drink? Frogs are amphibians, and like all amphibians have very thin skin. This…

Frog Eyes Unveiled: Do Frogs Blink?

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Frogs are amphibians and are found across almost every continent in the world. They’re easily recognisable from their strong back legs, large mouths and in particular their large bulging eyes. Yet few people will have given much thought to how…

Do Frogs Carry Diseases?

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Frogs can carry a large number of diseases, however, most are not transferable to humans. The poorly frog There are over 7,000 species of frogs across the world, making up over 80% of all known amphibians. What has made them…

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