It is the greatest mass extinction since the dinosaurs. Population by population, species by species, amphibians are vanishing off the face of the Earth. Scientists are taking desperate measures to try to save those frogs they can, even bathing frogs in Clorox solutions and keeping them in Tupperware boxes under carefully controlled conditions to prevent the spread of a deadly fungus.
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That chytrid is awful. I’ve seen lots of sick and dead frogs in my area. Lethargic, skin falling apart, red patches, unaware of surroundings, skinny…very sick, and then they die. I call the DNR when I see the sickies. But sometimes I find them dead already.
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