Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project

Panama Golden Frog is unique in the central part of Panama, historically located in the vicinity of El Valle de Anton and Campana National Park. This beautiful yellow and black frog is the main environment and culture symbol of Panama. In 2010, Panama declared Panama Golden Frog as a symbol of the people and passed a law specifying the date of the National Golden Frog on August 14. This annual event now includes many celebrations all over the country, including a parade on the street of El Valle de Anton.

Wild situation: Although this species once existed in wealthy areas, experienced a decline in relation to serious chytrid mold disease in all known places, in 2006 to El Valle de Anton Has arrived. Panama Golden frog has finally been recorded in wild in 2009. This species has traditionally been collected for pet trading. Recent housing development, agriculture and road construction in this area have contributed to the deterioration of the habitat of the golden frog before the fungus spread. Gilded frog habitat continues to be affected by changes in land use, amphibians still exist. A plan to make the future re-introduction plan successful will have to overcome these two obstacles.

Artificial breeding: In 2000, prior to the depression associated with chytrid molds, the Baltimore Zoo was allowed to build a group of adult Panama Golden Frog (Atelopus zeteki) under the Golden Frog Project in the United States. This Golden frog population has increased to more than 1,000 adults in over 50 facilities in the United States and Canada and is managed by the AZA Golden Frog Species Survival Program. In Nispero Zoo, Panama also has a small group of Golden frogs, where you can see the Golden Frog's exhibition. In 2013, the IUCN Conservation Breeding Expert Group Conference convened 40 stakeholders of El Valle de Anton and created a road map to protect golden frogs.

In this project, dredging at the bottom of the lake and removal of deposits are done. These may affect nearby reptiles and amphibians. Herps Alive, a charity dedicated to reptilian and amphibious relief, cooperates with us to provide a safe haven for turtles during our work before the project last year Did. Their efforts pull out color turtles and some flutes on the lake even after they completed the dredging work in December. The dredging project is one of many regional rainwater management plans throughout the service area to protect and improve rainwater assets such as lakes and streams. By removing sediments exceeding 11,000 dry tons, we restored the floor back to the original 1911 construction depth, improved storage capacity and improved water quality.

The two wetlands where they live are currently protected. The first capture breeding program in South Africa to protect threatened amphibians included Picker Sigil's Asahi. The project is managed by the African Zoo Aquarium Association. The endangered wildlife trust (EWT) uses Pickersugil 's Lead Frog as the mainstay of the amphibian protection program. It is easy to underestimate the importance of vultures. Probably because the word itself has a rather negative meaning. But the essence of vultures is to wipe out, therefore do good things. By eating your body, you can prevent disease from spreading to the animal kingdom. Cape vultures were discovered only in South Africa, which limits the population already decreasing