Bad Bunny’s latest album amplifies the voices of Puerto Rico’s coquí and endangered crested toad, highlighting the urgent need to protect the island’s fragile ecosystems and cultural heritage.

Coquí frogs are cultural symbols in Puerto Rico, well known for the “ko-kee” call made by the common coquí, Eleutherodactylus coqui. In fact, 16 distinct species can be found on the island — and ...

problems with the coqui frog go beyond noise. Like us, these invasive frogs from Puerto Rico also find our island habitat and climate to be paradise. Coqui in Hawaii reach population densities ...

As I spent more time in Puerto Rico, my ears became more discerning. Instead of just recognizing “a frog,” I was able to identify different species of coqui, even when I couldn’t see them.

The coqui is a small, nocturnal, 1-2 inch tree frog with colors varying from tan to dark brown. Photo courtesy DLNR RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico – As the Common Coquí sing their incessant nocturnal ...

Volunteers gather at sunset every Thursday to search for invasive coqui frogs in Waimānalo on Oʻahu. The frogs, known for their loud chirp, are a major forest and agricultural pest. Community members, ...

Nights are extremely dark, and the purring of gas-powered generators competes with the singing of Puerto Rico’s coquí frogs. But something happens when there is no power, no internet and no ...

When the Coqui tree frog was first found in Hawai’i eight years ago, it was viewed as a cute oddity. The amphibian, introduced from Puerto Rico, grows to two inches long, has big eyes and small ...

Badillo, an assistant history professor at UW-Madison, is the brains behind the visualizers for Bad Bunny's hit new album.