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LA Zoo Releases Endangered Frogs Back To Their San Gabriel Mountains Habitat
A majority of the tadpoles were hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo and cared for by the Aquarium of the Pacific and Santa Ana Zoo.
September 8, 2023
There are about 170 more southern mountain yellow-legged frogs in the San Gabriel Mountains now, thanks to an endangered species breeding program the Los Angeles Zoo is involved in.
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In efforts to save the frogs from extinction, Los Angeles Zoo staff with the U.S. Geological Survey released the group back into their native habitat on Aug. 29 and 30 as part of the zoo's recovery program.
A majority of the tadpoles were hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo and cared for by the Aquarium of the Pacific and Santa Ana Zoo. Some of the just-released frogs came from a group rescued from the 2020 Bobcat Fire, they were cared for by the Aquarium of the Pacific.
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