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- 1Climate refuges may hold key to saving amphibians▼Climate refuges may be key to restoring imperiled amphibians
Researchers suggest that identifying climate refuges—areas where conditions remain stable as temperatures rise—could be central to restoring threatened amphibian populations. Frogs, salamanders and other amphibians are among the world's most endangered animal groups, hit hard by habitat loss, disease and a warming climate. The proposal points to protecting and reconnecting these cooler, wetter havens as a practical conservation strategy.
- 2Endangered frog nursery in Los Angeles raises hundreds of tadpoles●An endangered frog nursery in LA cares for hundreds of tadpoles until they're ready for the wild
A nursery in Los Angeles is caring for hundreds of tadpoles of an endangered frog species, raising them until they are ready to be released into the wild. The effort is part of conservation work aimed at boosting the survival of a species at risk of extinction.