Saving kermit.

• Autores: Charles Q. Choi
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 299, Nº. 1, 2008, págs. 27-28
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article focuses on efforts to use zoos to help keep amphibians from extinction. It states that amphibians are vulnerable to extinction as they are dependent on both land and water and are at risk if either habitat is damaged. It mentions that the amphibian chytrid, a parasitic fungus, is the most immediate threat to amphibians, but loss or damage of habitat is the greatest threat to amphibians. It states that around 50 wild specimens are needed for genetic diversity of an amphibian species.