CNN —The mountain chicken frog was once so abundant in Dominica, with thousands found across the island, that it became a national delicacy, supposedly tasting of chicken.
Chytridiomycosis is a fungal infectious disease that affects more than 500 frog species across the world.
A research team spent 26 days searching for the mountain chicken frog in Dominica.
The research team spent hundreds of hours searching for the chicken frog during the months of July and August.
“There are many things that people can do to prevent the spread of chytrid and help protect frogs,” Kaganer said in an email.
Persons:
Chytridiomycosis, Andrés Valenzuela Sánchez, ZSL, Sánchez, Jeanelle Brisbane, “, Alyssa Wetterau Kaganer, ” Kaganer, chytrid, Kaganer, …
Organizations:
CNN, Zoological Society of London, & Conservation Biology, Cornell Wildlife Health Lab, London Zoo
Locations:
Dominica, Caribbean, Montserrat, ” Brisbane, Dominica —