Amphibians are right in the center of the food chain. They keep insect numbers down and serve as food themselves for many species, including wading birds, reptiles and even fish. |
Frogs here for the most part are resistant to it. Some do succumb to it but we have not witnessed the mass die-offs experienced elsewhere. |
Frogs here for the most part are resistant to it. Some do succumb to it, but we have not witnessed the mass die-offs experienced elsewhere. |
The symptoms are neurological and seem to affect their behavior. |
We believe it originated in Africa because frogs here have a local resistance to the fungus, and we have the oldest frog specimens with the disease anywhere in the world. |