Tragic Planet » Extinct http://tragicplanet.org Reporting on what we are doing to our only planet... Sat, 24 Sep 2011 15:52:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 The Golden Frog of Panama http://tragicplanet.org/2009/12/27/the-golden-frog-of-panama/ http://tragicplanet.org/2009/12/27/the-golden-frog-of-panama/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:22:58 +0000 sduford http://tragicplanet.org/?p=288 The Golden Frog of Panama.

The cute little Golden Frog was a national symbol of Panama. It fell victim of the chytrid fungus which wiped it out in 2007.

The Panamanian golden frog declared extinct by BBC Natural History crew

Thankfully Panamanian authorities along with several zoos around the world were able to collect a few specimens to start a breeding program and preserve the species until a cure is found.

Houston Zoo makes golden effort to save iconic frog

маси и столовеProject Golden Frog

 
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