News tagged with mountain yellow legged frog
Biologists rediscover endangered frog population
For the first time in nearly 50 years, a population of a nearly extinct frog has been rediscovered in the San Bernardino National Forest's San Jacinto Wilderness. Biologists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) assessing ...
Jul 25, 2009 |
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Blood samples show deadly frog fungus at work in the wild
The fungal infection that has killed a record number of amphibians worldwide leads to deadly dehydration in frogs in the wild, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco State University ...
Apr 25, 2012 |
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Common North American frog identified as carrier of deadly amphibian disease
Known for its distinctive "ribbit" call, the noisy Pacific chorus frog is a potent carrier of a deadly amphibian disease, according to new research published today in the journal PLoS ONE. Just how this c ...
Mar 12, 2012 |
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Study: Triple threat paints grim future for frogs
Frogs, salamanders and other amphibians may eventually have no safe haven left on the globe because of a triple threat of worsening scourges, a new study predicts.
Nov 16, 2011 |
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Fatal fungus in frogs may be key to saving humans in the future
Scientists have been alarmed for years about a mysterious fungus that wipes out frogs around the globe -- even in wildlife sanctuaries like Yosemite and Sequoia-Kings Canyon national parks.
May 12, 2010 |
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New insights into how deadly amphibian disease spreads and kills
Scientists have unraveled the dynamics of a deadly disease that is wiping out amphibian populations across the globe.
May 10, 2010 |
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Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog's site fidelity may lead to further decline
USDA Forest Service researchers found that site fidelity, the tendency to return to previously occupied habitats, is strong in the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog. Research showed how the cumulative effects of a changing ...
Mar 11, 2010 |
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Study assesses impact of fish stocking on aquatic insects
The impact fish stocking has on aquatic insects in mountain lakes can be rapidly reversed by removing non-native trout, according to a study completed by U.S. Forest Service and University of California, Davis, scientists.
Mar 26, 2009 |
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New report details historic mass extinction of amphibians
Amphibians, reigning survivors of past mass extinctions, are sending a clear, unequivocal signal that something is wrong, as their extinction rates rise to unprecedented levels, according to a paper published ...
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Aug 11, 2008 |
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Probiotic bacteria protect endangered frogs from lethal skin disease
Laboratory tests and field studies conducted by James Madison University (JMU) researchers continue to show promise that probiotic bacteria can be used to help amphibian populations, including the endangered yellow-legged ...
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Jun 04, 2008 |
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Captivity offers hope for endangered frogs
Scientists at the San Diego Zoo are raising 65 mountain yellow-legged frogs, in an effort to stave off extinction for the dwindling species.
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Jan 21, 2008 |
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