Botanic Gardens: You Can Help Save the Frogs

The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) are appealing to botanic gardens to help save up to half of amphibian species before they are wiped out.

In coming years it is anticipated that threats including disease, habitat loss and climate change will cause the biggest mass extinction since dinosaurs disappeared.

IUCN, the World Conservation Union, which is taking part in the Amphibian Ark programme, said 1,856 of the 5,743 known amphibian species were threatened with extinction.

"The world botanic gardens community can play a crucial role in helping to save the planet's critically endangered amphibian species," said WAZA president Karen Sausman at a meeting in Budapest.

As part of the campaign, which needs to raise up to $60 million in funding, WAZA also set up a petition calling on all governments to take action to beat the amphibian crisis and agreed to an Amphibian Ark captive breeding programme.

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"It's both our obligation and our privilege to help these glorious animals. We invite all people around the world to help amphibians survive by signing our global petition and contributing to fund this initiative," Sausman added.

The programme will bring priority amphibian species into dedicated facilities at zoos and aquariums as well as botanic gardens and other institutions around the world for safekeeping and breeding.

The creatures will be released back into the wild when the original threats have been controlled.

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