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Can Clusters of Human-Constructed Ponds in the Arizona Desert Save a Threatened Frog?

Inside Climate News June 27, 2026 1 views

Drought, wildfires, invasive species and a deadly fungal disease isolated the once-abundant Chiricahua leopard frog to fewer than 80 Southwestern sites. The state, a nonprofit and volunteers are collaborating to build them new homes.

By Wyatt Myskow

WHITE MOUNTAINS, Ariz.—As the warming climate drops less rain on the White Mountains and the thirsty atmosphere and soils suck up more of what does fall, the Chiricahua leopard frog has been threatened from all sides.

<small>Source: Inside Climate News</small>

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