Race to save rare California frog beats coronavirus lockdown
This week in the Los Angeles Times, ARMI biologists and Mexican biologists are highlighted in their effort to translocate eggmasses of the endangered California Red-legged Frog from San Pedro Martir range to the Santa Rosa Plateau and Santa Ana Mountains. Full article is available here: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-04-09/scientists-beat-coronavirus-lockdown-to-save-rare-california-frog
The official press release by the The San Diego Natural History Museum also covers this project (in which they play an important role): https://www.sdnhm.org/pressroom/pressroom_details/california-red-legged-frogs-returned-to-historic-range-in-southern-california/37/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_term=035dad5c-1a08-40c5-b9af-94bd2ecc5a17&utm_content=&utm_campaign=usgs
We also earned a spot on the USGS Facebook page which can be seen here: https://www.facebook.com/USGeologicalSurvey/posts/3034689379910358