Why I Organized The 2022 SAVE THE FROGS! World Summit
Speaker: Dr. Kerry Kriger
April 6th, 2022
SAVE THE FROGS! Founder Dr. Kriger gives a brief overview of the 2022 SAVE THE FROGS! World Summit Online and discusses the goals of the event.
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About The Instructor
Dr. Kerry Kriger is the Founder & Executive Director of SAVE THE FROGS!, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting amphibian populations. Dr. Kriger has given over 450 presentations on amphibian conservation in 19 countries. Under his leadership, SAVE THE FROGS! has protected, restored and created habitat for endangered amphibians; successfully campaigned for city, county, state and federal legislation to protect amphibians; and coordinated over 2,000 educational events in 62 countries.
Dr. Kriger holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Griffith University in Gold Coast, Australia, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. He is a recognized expert on the amphibian disease chytridiomycosis, a topic on which he has published 20+ articles in peer-reviewed international scientific journals. Dr. Kriger’s amphibian conservation efforts have been supported by the National Geographic Society, the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, Patagonia and various philanthropic organizations throughout the world.
Dr. Kriger is also the Founder of Bansuri Bliss, through which he has taught hundreds of students the intricacies of the bansuri (bamboo flute) and the classical music of northern India.
He is also the Founder of Nonprofit ICU, a platform dedicated to helping nonprofit founders, executive directors and board members, start, manage and grow their nonprofit organizations.
