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Study Offers Hope for Fungus-Infected Frogs

Photo courtesy Cori Richards-Zawacki.

Scientists from the U.S. and Panama have found that some frog species can recover from chytridiomycosis, an infectious disease partly responsible for amphibian die-offs around the world.

Read/listen to my full story at KJZZ’s Arizona Science Desk:
For Fungus-Infected Frogs, It’s Change or Die

Zoo Conservation Center Pulls Native Species Back from the Brink

As Congress eases rules for selling public lands and considers measures to weaken the Endangered Species Act, conservation efforts may rely increasingly on private facilities like the Phoenix Zoo, which supports its Arthur L. and Elaine V. Johnson Foundation Native Species Conservation Center with a portion of its gate receipts.

Read/listen to my full story at KJZZ’s Arizona Science Desk:
Phoenix Zoo Works To Save Endangered, Threatened Species