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Chytrid fungus is responsible for the disease known as chytridiomycosis and has caused the decline or extinction of approximately 200 frog species worldwide. It has been identified in areas throughout Canada, including the Maritimes, but PEI amphibian populations have never been monitored. The Amphibian Health Research Network (AHRN) carried out sampling in the summer of 2009 to identify several sites across PEI that contained chytrid-infected individuals. This information will help conservation groups and local watershed users prevent the spread of the fungus to nearby ponds. We will also be monitoring populations over the next several years to determine if the fungus is affecting the health and survival of PEI amphibians.

For more information: www.upei.ca/news/media/2009/09/08/upei-researchers-find-frog-killing-fun...