The Mountain Chicken Recovery Programme (MCRP) have recently begun the first phase of trials in the creation of an environmental SAFE haven from the deadly amphibian fungus Batrachochytrium dendroatidis, more commonly known as chytrid.
The mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax), now Critically Endangered as a direct result of the fungus, is a […]
Rainforest Trust, an Amphibian Survival Alliance Partner, works with local conservation organizations across the tropics to create new protected areas. At the World Conservation Congress in 2016, Rainforest Trust launched the SAVES Challenge, our commitment to direct $100 million toward creating new protected areas to save the world’s most threatened species. Through the […]
In response to ongoing concerns about the lack of widespread donor interest in conserving amphibians, despite their status as the world’s most threatened vertebrate group, in 2017 Synchronicity Earth decided to establish the Amphibian Fund to bring much-needed new support to amphibian conservation. In June of that year, Dr George […]
