New Hope for Frog Once Feared Extinct in Australia

Sydney's Taronga Zoo has released a specially-bred group of critically endangered yellow-spotted bell frogs into the wild. Yellow-spotted bell frogs were thought to have become extinct until a chance discovery a decade ago. It allowed scientists to breed a so-called insurance population' in captivity to help the species recover. Historically, yellow spotted-bell frogs were found in two separate highland ranges in the north and south of New South Wales state in eastern...

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