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Monday, October 13, 2008

It's a Fungal Jungle

Tied to the opening of a new exhibit called "Save the Frogs", this poster was produced by the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens:

"The greatest mass extinction since the dinosaurs is happening in our time. With the threat of a shrinking habitat, pollution, climate change, and a fungus called chytrid, frog species from all over the world -- even here in our own backyard -- need our help to survive. In 2008, the "Year of the Frog," the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens opened the Save the Frogs! Amphibian Conservation Center -- a sanctuary for amphibians to be bred and returned to the wild."

For more information about the amphibian crisis,visit http://www.jacksonvillezoo.org/conservation/amphibiansincrisis.asp

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