Tag: chytrid

Surveys across Ontario have shown that while frog chytrid is widespread, the fungal disease isn’t necessarily as deadly in the second largest province in Canada as it is in regions...

Vaccines have been getting a lot of attention recently as scientists work to protect people from COVID-19. The use of vaccines for animals in the wild has been rare, but...

Not all amphibians cope the same way with deadly infectious diseases. While some apparently learn how to avoid dangerous exposures, others can be protected using something similar to a vaccination....

Imperiled cascades frogs in California may need to be managed as a distinct population at the southern end of the species’ range. “We know they’ve blinked out from a lot...

A boreal toad population has become nearly extirpated in an area of western Montana that was relatively recently converted to a national wildlife refuge. “In essence, what we found in...

Researchers have created the most comprehensive map yet of the spread of the deadly chytrid fungus pathogen. The map lays out the locations and timeframes of appearances of the pathogen...

Scientists who want to find out which frog populations are more likely to contract the deadly ranavirus, which affects amphibians and reptiles globally, recently turned to frogs’ skin. Studying European...

The last known Sehuencas water frog (Telmatobius yuracare) existed alone in captivity in Bolivia while biologists searched for a possible mate. After 10 years, they succeeded. On an expedition to...

The fungal pathogen behind the extinction of entire species of South American amphibians has been detected for the first time in endangered frogs and toads in India. In a study...

Site visits are critical to helping scientists learn more about species and their habitats.  The trips often take them into areas most people do not have a chance to explore,...