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RE: The Chytrid Fungus: An Amphibian Apocalypse

in #science8 years ago

When I was a child there was a cabin we'd visit often, and many year it had a population of toads as if it had been raining them (no exaggeration). It was hard to not step on them.

Not many years later, as young teenagers, a single toad was hard to spot. I recall a lot of frog catching days too, that are just not possible anymore. It doesnt take much to effect their populations severely, does it? Is chytrid fungus spread worldwide?

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It is confirmed on every continent except Antarctica (of course there are no amphibians there). And their numbers can definitely change drastically from year to year depending on a huge variety of threats and conditions.

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