The Golden Toad
Extinct 1989 CE
Discovered in 1964 the once abundant golden toad was last seen in 1989. In 2007, IUCN declared the golden toad extinct in wild.
- ARKive
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Avoid pesticides and chemical runoff that harm amphibians with permeable skin.
Support conservation efforts that protect Central American cloud forests—the Golden Toad’s former habitat.
Support research and monitoring programs working to address chytrid fungus in surviving amphibian species
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND HOW TO HELP
Visit:
film: National Geographic
sound: Jeff Rice and The Western Soundscape Archive
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