Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Geological Survey biologist Elizabeth Gallegos leads her team on a hike to release Southern California mountain yellow-legged ...
The mountain yellow-legged frog once thrived in the Sierra Nevada, but today there is less than 100. The yellow-legged frog is a popular topic with researchers and was once an abundant amphibian ...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) – After vanishing from nearly half of their historic habitat, six populations of imperiled yellow-legged frogs will get new protections following a decision by the California ...
In the 1950s, California wildlife authorities used to fly over remote lakes and creeks in Yosemite National Park and deliver precious cargo: hatchery-raised trout. The policy was great for fishing ...
SAN FRANCISCO— The California Fish and Game Commission, in response to a Center for Biological Diversity petition, voted today to designate all populations of the mountain yellow-legged frog as a ...
The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog could receive federal protection after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed Wednesday to list the animals along with Yosemite toads under the Endangered ...
OAKLAND (BCN) -- Thirty-three Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs leapt into the wild Wednesday and Oakland Zoo officials hope they will help restabilize their species. The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Some like it hot. Apparently, the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog ...
Foothill yellow-legged frogs are striking stream-dwelling amphibians with a distinctive lemon-yellow color under their legs. They live in Pacific drainages from the upper reaches of the Willamette ...
Marlowe Robertson-Billet carefully scooped three-inch tadpoles from a fish tank into plastic bags, then quickly piped in pure oxygen from a steel tank. Along with a team of zookeepers and biologists ...
For some species of frogs, sex gets pretty chaotic. The amphibians gather in large groups near bodies of water—a preferred egg-laying spot—and the males go into a frenzy, trying to grab onto any ...