Frogs and toads are declining around the world, with many species on the brink of extinction. Acting in time means trying strategies without complete information about how likely they are to work.
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Chytrid fungus has already wiped out six species of Australian frogs since the disease arrived in the 1970s. Without urgent action, seven more are facing extinction.
As much as animals may pass on viruses to humans, humans pass on viruses which are sometimes lethal to the animal world as well.
The chytrid fungal disease that has ravaged amphibians worldwide has reached Madagascar. But it’s possible this could be a blessing in disguise.
Alternative treatments for a fungal infection that has been decimating amphibian populations worldwide have been identified…
South-west of the port of Gladstone in Queensland lies Kroombit Tops National Park, housing many plants and animals, some of them unique. The reserve includes steep escarpments with wet, rainforest gullies…
High up in the sub-alpine bogs of the Snowy Mountains lives one of Australia’s most iconic and rarest creatures, the Southern Corroboree Frog (Pseudophryne corroboree). This small, vividly-coloured species…
While humans worry about bird flu, SARS and other emerging diseases, frogs worldwide are quietly suffering their own pandemic. The amphibian chytrid fungus was first found in Australia in the 1990s. By…
The Beautiful Nursery Frog (Cophixalus concinnus) is a tiny ground-living frog from the family Microhylidae - from the Greek words “micros”, meaning small, and “hyla”, meaning forest or woods. The species…
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Curator, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology, Australian Museum, UNSW
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Research Fellow in Ecology, Australian National University
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Australian Registry of Wildlife Health - Taronga Conservation Society Australia, University of Sydney
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The University of Melbourne
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Professor, College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University
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The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer, School of Environment, Science & Engineering, Southern Cross University
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Associate Professor in Zoology and Ecology, University of New England
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Associate Professor of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Colorado State University
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Professor of Fungal Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Penn State
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Conservation Biology Researcher, University of Newcastle
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