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"Many people are blissfully unaware the world’s frogs and amphibians are
fighting their own deadly pandemic. In fact, this fungal disease –
chytridiomycosis, or chytrid for short – is the worst wildlife disease on
record.
The chytrid fungus has caused the global extinction of 90 amphibian species and
affected nearly 30% of all globally threatened amphibians.
Scientists have responded with ingenious and novel ways to help frogs survive,
such as frog saunas – where amphibians can warm up and bake off their
infections – and captive breeding programs.
But our new research suggests some of these may come at a cost to a core aspect
of frog survival: their ability to reproduce."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
