The Golden Frog Story
Golden Frog Co-CEO Ron and Carolyn Yokubaitis were Peace Corps volunteers in Brazil in late 1960. During a trip through Central America after their service they stopped in Panama, where they visited the Golden Frog Coffee Bar. Back in the US, Ron and Carolyn continued to raise five son and found many Internet companies over the years.
In 08, they returned to Panama for Internet Conference Latin America , and asked if the Golden Frog Coffee Bar was still there. The coffee bar was longer in business, but they discovered a fun fact: the golden frog is Panama's national animal. Better yet, they learned that the golden frog also has a very unique way of communicating with other frogs - he waves to them! They decided to name their new company on the Internet after the frog Panamanian golden.
Today Golden Frog is freedom online, privacy and security, and embodies the same passion and freedom as in 1970 when Ron and Carolyn first discovered the Golden Frog Coffee Bar. With our products and our advocacy, we continue to fight for the causes we believe in and support for groups fighting for these important causes.
endangered status of the Panamanian Golden Frog
In 1999, the Smithsonian National Zoo scientists working with a researcher from the University of Maine described a new fungus that causes chytridiomycosis skin disease Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) which is lethal to amphibians. The spread of this disease (also called "chytrid") is considered responsible for the extinctions of amphibians on several continents.
The mission of rescue and conservation project of Panama Amphibian is to save and to establish insurance settlements amphibian species that are endangered in the extreme Panama - including two species of golden frog. They also work on the development of methods to reduce the impact of chytrid, with a goal of one day reintroducing captive amphibians in the wild. They have two facilities in Panama, the Centre for Research and Gamboa Amphibian Conservation at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and the Amphibian El Valle Conservation Center at Nispero zoo, which takes care of 12 endangered species, including two varieties of frog d 'gold.
research efforts are focused on finding a cure or solution applied to the problem of amphibian chytrid that will allow them to reintroduce golden frogs in the wild. This involves research why some individuals survive an infection with Bd while others do not, which has shown promising results to date. SCBI scientists Brian Gratwicke and Rob Fleischer work with Smithsonian post-doctoral fellow Matthew Becker to determine if it is possible to predict which frogs will survive exposure to the chytrid fungus simply by analyzing a sample of the skin. The team also develops probiotics that could be applied to Panamanian golden frogs that could help them resist infection. They study the microbiome frogs, their immune response, genetics and chemistry of the skin to determine how some individuals survive an infection, while others die.
You can learn about the efforts and scientific methodologies, and which is able to date on the official website of the Amphibian Rescue Project. Http://amphibianrescue.org/
Why we support this cause
Among all the worthy causes out there, there are several reasons that we choose to support the rescue project and conservation of Panama amphibian
- Mission alignment: We see a strong alignment of the mission with the Smithsonian. Their mission is "the increase and diffusion of knowledge" and our mission is to "provide people with privacy, security and access to a free and open Internet." As the Smithsonian aid disseminating knowledge, we help people to access information and knowledge sharing by providing a free online worldwide
- golden Frog login Panama :. here in golden frog, we have a strong connection to the Panamanian golden frog. our company was named after the frog, and after a coffee bar our co-founders visited trip to Panama in 1970. as this frog had an impact deep Golden Frog, we believe it is important to support the efforts of the Smithsonian to find a cure for the gold frogs
- core values :. one of our values fundamental is "advocacy is important," meaning that we are going beyond selling a product and be actively involved in policy advocacy and issues that we pay attention to. Along with our many privacy and security policy efforts, we are working to support causes that are important to us -. The Panamanian golden frog is one of them
How you can help
Through our partnership, we made an initial donation to the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Project conservation. We launch a campaign to collect additional donations - and we will match all donations received through this campaign. . You can participate by donating now
Or we help spread awareness online and encourage all your friends to make a donation - simply re -share our posts and be sure to use the hashtag #FightForFrogs in the items of your own. The more people know the status of endangered golden frog, the more people we can get involved in fundraising for healing.
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