Cape May County Zoo - 2008 Year of the Frog

Join the Cape May County Zoo in celebrating the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), 2008 Year of the Frog. The AZA, through its member Zoos, help to bring awareness to the public on the amphibian disease, Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) and its effect on frogs around the environment and the need for more research and management of the disease. Listen as Kevin Wilson, Head Amphibian Keeper at the Cape May County Zoo discusses its effects on the Panamanin Golden Frog exhibited at the Zoo.

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• Cape
• May
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• environmental
• amphibian
• AZA
• association
• aquariums
• disease
• fungus
• education

[shadowxtremrjh]

The Golden Frogs are only extinct in the wild. They now only exist in captivity.

[pleasecroak]

Thanks for helping to kick off the year of the frog. A great, global Web site for info on this is amphibianark dot org.

[n2488]

@shadowxtremrjh golden toad is gone though

[WaluigiRadio]

What a great zoo

[RedEaredYBSPainted]

@shadowxtremrjh

what a shame that is.

[sandintheshadows765]

i thought the golden frog was already extict