Key species
Mountain chicken (Leptodactylus fallax)
People involved
- Andrew Cunningham
- Benjamin Tapley
- Mike Hudson
- Trenton Garner
Partners and sponsors
Partners: Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust; Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Parks, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Commonwealth of Dominica; Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Commonwealth of Dominica; The Government of Montserrat; North of England Zoological Society.
Sponsors: In the past these have included The Darwin Initiative for the Survival of Species, EAZA and the British Herpetological Society. Mike Hudson’s PhD work was funded by the Balcombe Trust, through the Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.
Website
http://www.mountainchicken.org/
News
New breakthrough in fight against lethal amphibian disease
Amphibians have been treated in the wild for the first time against the global chytridiomycosis pandemic. Read more.
Podcast
ZSL hosted a scientific event in April 2017 on conserving the mountain chicken frog: the impact of chytridiomycosis under scrutiny. Listen to the podcast.