Disease, pollution, and loss of habitat are killing off hundreds of species of amphibians. One of the biggest threats right now is an aquatic fungus called chytrid that infects the skin of these historically tough, resilient creatures.
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http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/frogs-the-thin-green-line/introduction/4763/ New Episode Premieres Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 8pm on PBS (check local listings) Frogs have been living on this planet for more than 360 million years. Today, however, all their remarkable adaptations and surviv...
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From the jungles of Central America to the streams of Australia, frogs all over the planet are disappearing. Join Jeff Corwin as he investigates.
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Thousands of poisonous cane toads met their fate Sunday as gleeful Australians gathered for a celebratory mass killing of the hated amphibians, with many of the creatures' corpses being turned into fertilizer. (March 29) ...
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