Water frogs could become regionally extinct in part of their native Turkey in a little over a decade because too many are being taken for food.
Ecology
May 13, 2020
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Since 1998, scientists have documented the global loss of amphibians. More than 500 amphibian species have declined in numbers, including 90 that have gone extinct, due to the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium, commonly known ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2020
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There's new hope for an endangered California frog that has vanished from half of its habitat.
Ecology
Dec 12, 2019
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From habitat loss to climate change, amphibians around the world face immense threats to their survival. One emerging and sinister threat is the chytrid fungus, a mysterious pathogen that kills amphibians by disrupting the ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 23, 2019
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A healthy population of red-legged frogs is hopping in Yosemite National Park, helped by a reintroduction program with the San Francisco Zoo.
Ecology
Aug 22, 2019
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The fate of a species may just rest on this love story.
Plants & Animals
Apr 02, 2019
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Despite widespread infection, some frog populations are surviving a deadly disease that is the equivalent of mankind's Ebola virus. The reason —genetic diversity.
Ecology
Feb 15, 2019
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Scientists who work with live organisms often have to move them between locations. This requires knowing what conditions creatures can tolerate well, and also can involve some unusual packing challenges. Here three researchers ...
Ecology
Jan 25, 2019
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In a box, within a canister, surrounded by snow, tucked tightly into a backpack strapped to one determined ecologist. Twenty at a time they travel, these unassuming, iconic frogs, departing places where they're thriving for ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 19, 2018
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An aquatic parasitic fungus causes lethal infections in amphibians and is thought to be one of the reasons for a global decline in toad and frog populations. A new study by researchers from Uppsala University shows a wide ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 19, 2018
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