Re: Chytrid Fungus killer of Amphibians such as Yellow Legged Frogs

As Frogs Disappear Worldwide,
‘There Is No Way to Stop That Killer’
NYTimes

Mysterious deaths have occurred all over the planet and
followed a similar pattern. Why have so many species vanished?

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/12/opinion/frogs-amphibians-endangered-extinction.html

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Chytrid fungus is already in the Sierra:

https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/snylfrog.htm#:~:text=Although%20fish%20stocking%20in%20Yosemite,Sierra%20Nevada%20yellow%2Dlegged%20frog.
https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/nature/amphibians.htm
https://news.mongabay.com/2016/11/yosemites-yellow-legged-frogs-bounce-back-from-near-extinction/

Origin of chytrid fungus:
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/05/frog-fungus-death/560078/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/amphibians-decline-frogs-chytrid-fungi-bd-animals-science

Tahoe kayak shop owner found guilty of shipping infected amphibians:
https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/california-man-guilty-amphibian-smuggling-ring-19548480.php



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Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) resistant yellow-legged frogs reintroduced into the Sierra.

https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/rare-species-yosemite-sierra-nevada-frog-19942139.php



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/2024 08:29PM by KenS.