Captive-bred Panamanian golden frogs released to the wild

Mongabay
Mar 20, 2026, 7:18 pm109 ptsTrending
Since 2009, no one has seen a Panamanian golden frog in the wild. These bright yellow frogs disappeared completely when an amphibian fungal disease, chytridiomycosis, swept through Panama reaching El Valle de Anton, the last stronghold of golden frogs. Researchers at the Smithsonian Institution predicted these…

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