Green Options » chytrid fungus http://greenoptions.com/tag/chytrid-fungus Posts tagged 'chytrid fungus' Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:56:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Scientists in Costa Rica May Have Saved “Rarest Frog in World” from Extinction http://ecoworldly.com/2008/09/14/scientists-in-costa-rica-may-have-saved-rarest-frog-in-world-from-extinction/ http://ecoworldly.com/2008/09/14/scientists-in-costa-rica-may-have-saved-rarest-frog-in-world-from-extinction/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:56:47 +0000 Levi Novey http://ecoworldly.com/2008/09/14/scientists-in-costa-rica-may-have-saved-rarest-frog-in-world-from-extinction/ The Rare Isthmohyla Rivularis Tree FrogA team of scientists on an expedition to study frogs has found the “rarest frog in the world” in Costa Rica. Thought to be extinct for over 20 years, last year hope was renewed when an individual male from the species was found by one of the team’s researchers. Last week the team found a pregnant female, suggesting that this species is still reproducing and has not been made extinct by a deadly skin fungus that is decimating amphibian populations.

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]]> http://ecoworldly.com/2008/09/14/scientists-in-costa-rica-may-have-saved-rarest-frog-in-world-from-extinction/feed/ Leap Day Ushers in ‘Year of the Frog’ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/02/29/leap-day-ushers-in-year-of-the-frog/ http://ecoscraps.com/2008/02/29/leap-day-ushers-in-year-of-the-frog/#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:07:59 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecoscraps.com/2008/02/29/leap-day-ushers-in-year-of-the-frog/ The Golden toad of Costa Rica, now believed to be extinct. (Photo by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.)Today, Feb. 29, Leap Day, marks the official start of the “Year of the Frog,” a global campaign aimed at raising awareness of the threat of mass extinction facing one-third to one-half of all frogs and other amphibians around the world. Check out the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ events database to find out what froggy activities are taking place near you.

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