Frogs in Pet Trade Carry Deadly Salamander Disease, Threatening Wild Populations

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Frogs in Pet Trade Carry Deadly Salamander Disease, Threatening Wild Populations

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Study: Frogs in Pet Trade Carry Deadly Salamander Disease, Threatening Wild Populations

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Center for Biological Diversity: The journal Amphibia-Reptilia has published a study documenting a new pet-trade frog pathway for a deadly salamander fungus to enter the United States.

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