Hey GA,
I agree with you. I believe that as the word gets out about how declining amphibian populations are a direct reflection of how we are destroying the environment, more folks will start to pay attention to frog conservation efforts.
As for ABG, visiting that place is very high on my "To Do" list. I am so pissed I Frog Day when t was in ATL. I hear, that was the one to be at. I remember when Ron used to be just the Reptile and Amphibian curator, now, I think he Runs the whole show, and is the curator of the entire ABG.
I had a talk with one of the other members on the phone today and we were talking about how we both had been out of the hobby for a few years and since our return many of the frogs that were common place many years ago, are all together gone now, or very expensive to obtain. Like the chocolate brown tricolor with the lime green stripes.
(similar to the ones offered for sale on Herpetologic.net)
These used to be like $15. Now I cannot find them anywhere, or anyone that has them.
I sure hope everyone in the hobby is making every effort to keep their frogs healthy and happy.