Toads have it rough, writes Sarah DeWeerdt. They are threatened by climate change, habitat destruction, and the fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. But Sarah @DeWeerdt_Sarah reports in Conservation This Week about a successful multipronged antifungal treatment for Mallorcan midwife toads. Carting tadpoles to the lab in bottles isn’t easy, but it worked for this vulnerable population of amphibians. photo: Mrooczek252
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