Zoo Halts Zero-Hour for Fire-Bellied Toad
Frog Blog Manchester sent me ISO more information about the conservation efforts at Copenhagen Zoo for the fire-bellied toad…
The number of fire-bellied toads in this country halved during each decade of the 20th century. With just eight populations left in Denmark, animal experts are working overtime to save them.
It is the dream of every zookeeper [...]
Catching A Killer One Spore At A Time: Monitor The Spread Of A Deadly Frog Disease
A workshop at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama has dramatically improved the ability of conservationists and regulatory agencies to monitor the spread of chytridiomycosis — one of the deadliest frog diseases on Earth.
Caused by the chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, this disease is probably responsible for the extinction of nearly 100 frog species since [...]
