Find the culprit that extends 100 species of frogs

Panama scientists have discovered the Chytrid fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) is the culprit causing the extinction of 100 frog species and adversely affecting frog populations in the area of ​​Chagres National Park, located north of the capital. Panama.

As a result of Panama's amphibian conservation and rescue project, the majority of frogs collected in Chagres National Park carry the poisonous Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis.

This is a poisonous fungus that directly attacks the skin and respiratory organs, destroys the breathing holes and absorbs water from frogs.

At least four species of frogs once lived in the extinct Chagres National Park and many other rare frogs are also at risk of disappearing.

Earlier, the Panama National Environment Agency announced $ 150,000 support for the country's amphibian rescue project.

The study also revealed that about 30-50% of the 6,000 frog species globally could be extinct due to poisonous mushrooms, in which climate change also facilitates poisonous mushrooms. rapid development./.