Kihansi spray toads make historic return to Tanzania
Tiny toads, extinct in the wild, now reside in propagation center in Dar es Salaam after being bred by Toledo Zoo and Bronx ZooIn a bold effort to save one of the world's rarest amphibians from extinction, one hundred Kihansi spray toads have been flown home to Tanzania after being painstakingly reared at the Bronx Zoo and The Toledo Zoo working in close partnership with the Tanzanian government and the World Bank.The toads now reside at a new, state-of the-art propagation center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania's commercial capital, with the eventual goal of reintroducing the tiny amphibians into their former habitat."On behalf of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, we are very grateful to the Bronx Zoo and The Toledo Zoo for taking care of these precious toads (KST) for ten years, and now they have safely arrived home via KLM flight and all 100 toads are cheerful as witnessed by our Tanzanian trained KST keepers at the facility at UDSM Zoology Department. We are very optimistic that they will
Kihansi spray toads make historic return to Tanzania
In a bold effort to save one of the world's rarest amphibians from extinction, one hundred Kihansi spray toads have been flown home to Tanzania after being painstakingly reared at the Bronx ...
Tue 17 Aug 10 from PhysOrg
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Rare, Endangered Toads Flown Back to Native Habitat
Unusual toads reared in U.S. zoos returned to homeland.
Thu 19 Aug 10 from Livescience
Golden toad saved from brink of extinction
One hundred Kihansi Spray Toads have been flown to their native Tanzania after a close brush with extinction, reports the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
Fri 20 Aug 10 from Mongabay.com
Golden toad saved from brink of extinction, Tue 17 Aug 10 from Mongabay.com
U.S. bred toads returning to Africa
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- One hundred of the world's rarest amphibians have been returned to their African homeland after being carefully raised at two U.S. zoos, officials said. ...
Tue 17 Aug 10 from UPI
Kihansi Spray Toads Return To Tanzania
Tiny toads, extinct in the wild, now reside in propagation center in Dar es Salaam after being bred by Toledo Zoo and Bronx ZooIn a bold effort to save one of the world's rarest amphibians from ...
Wed 18 Aug 10 from RedOrbit
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