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| The articles cover the subject of Chytrid fungus and it's deadly effect on amphibians.
A couple of reasons for the spread of chytrid fungus is that it can be brought about by the transporting of amphibians and water plants from an infected area to other areas where the fungus has not been previously found. If you are interested in reading about this, you can copy and paste the following links into your search box. http://www.savethefrogs.com/chytrid/index.html Map of areas affected around the world,linked below. http://frogmatters.wordpress.com/2008/03/ I guess this is another warning to us all,to be mindful about the possible negative consequences, resulting from transporting live stock and plants from one area to another, without consideration of the harm it could do. |
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- Posted by pashta_2006 Z4 ADK NY (pashta@aol.com) on Wed, Apr 6, 11 at 19:53
| Thanks for the warning Horton. We are so careful of things like that up here (Adirondack Mountains) because of some debilitating insects and zebra mussels. |
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