A New Leap in the Fight to Save Frogs
Scientists identify best practices for reintroduction of endangered and extinct amphibians in a new publication.
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Hope Returns to Panama’s Forests With the Rediscovery of Four Missing Frog Species
Smithsonian researcher Brian Gratwicke and colleagues describe how acoustic technology aided the remarkable rediscovery of four amphibian populations thought to have vanished from Panama’s mountain forests.
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Scientists Use Climate Data to Map and Predict Outbreaks of Amphibian Chytrid Disease
Researchers may have a new tool in the fight to protect neotropical frogs from extinction, thanks to climate data.
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Rain, Rivers and Radiotrackers: Releasing Captive-Bred Harlequin Frogs Into the Wild
A team of scientists ventured deep into the rain-soaked Panamanian forest on a mission to restore wild populations of a critically-endangered amphibian.
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