Honoring the Past, Safeguarding Our Future

There's More than Meets the Eye 

Scientists have found the answer as to why mountain yellow-legged frogs are disappearing. 

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SAN DIEGO (Nov. 14, 2023) – San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, in collaboration with Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, reintroduced more than 70 endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs into a lake located in the San Bernardino Mountains. This release marks the first time the Southern California distinct population segment of the mountain yellow-legged frog has been reintroduced into a lake instead of a mountain stream. The frogs were bred at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance’s Beckman Center for Conservation Research between 2020 and 2022, and then reared at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. The cross-country effort to save this California frog is part of a robust conservation breeding and reintroduction research program aimed at restoring populations of this declining species throughout its historic range.

Challenges are lurking in the watery world of black caimans—and their reptilian relatives.

Frozen conservation is helping to secure the future for endangered species.

These conservation canines have what it takes to locate endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs.

Scent detection dogs sniff out frogs that would otherwise be impossible for us to find.