The Silence of the Frogs

Published: Feb. 27, 2019, 5 a.m.

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In the mid-1990s,\\xa0investigators identified\\xa0a mysterious and seemingly unstoppable killer. Its name? Chytrid. Its prey? Frogs. Since then, the disease has ravaged frog populations worldwide, and despite decades of research there\\u2019s\\xa0still\\xa0no cure. So, like modern-day Noahs, a group of Smithsonian researchers have resorted to a time-honored plan: building an ark\\u2026for amphibians. This time on Sidedoor, we travel to the Panamanian jungle to see how\\xa0it's helping some endangered frogs avoid extinction.

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