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What Amphibians Are:
6000+ species of frogs & toads, newts & salamanders, and caecilians.
Amphibians profoundly enhance our lives and our world in countless ways. They provide vital biomedicines, including compounds that are being refined for analgesics, antibiotics, stimulants for heart attack victims, and treatments for diverse diseases including depression, stroke, seizures, Alzheimer's, and cancer. The Australian red-eyed treefrog (Litoria chloris) and relatives give us a compound capable of preventing HIV infection, the cause of AIDS.
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Amphibian Ark is a program coordinated by the World Conservation Union (IUCN)/Species Survival Commission (SSC) Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, IUCN/SSC Amphibian Specialist Group, and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA), and supported by a worldwide network of zoos and aquariums, to help keep threatened amphibian species afloat.
The AArk program will rescue priority endangered species and place them in "protective custody" in dedicated biosecure facilities at zoos, aquariums, and other institutions around the world for safekeeping and breeding, helping to ensure the long-term survival of amphibians.
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"This is the greatest extinction event in Amphibian history, and the greatest species conservation challenge in the history of humanity. By creating greater public awareness through shared informational programs like "Reptiles and Amphibians Reign" the momentum we have created will continue moving forward towards an achievable solution to this global environmental threat."
KEVIN C. ZIPPEL, PH.D., PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Amphibian Ark
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