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The Epic Comeback of Yosemite’s Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog

Early explorers once described scores of frogs sunning themselves along the edges of Yosemite National Park lakes. But fish stocking and the arrival of a deadly fungus pushed the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog to the brink of extinction. Today, scientists have mounted an epic comeback for these integral amphibians.  At one time the rare Sierra […]