The new exhibit, “FROGS: Facing a Changing World,” opens to the public on Friday, May 24.
Long Beach residents and visitors alike will soon have a chance to dive into the wild world of amphibians, thanks to a new exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific.
Aside from helping to keep mosquito populations in check, thus benefiting humans by reducing their risk of contracting mosquito-borne diseases, amphibians are an important food source for larger animals including birds and fish. Amphibians are also threatened by habitat destruction, pollution, logging, and human development, the Aquarium said.Frogs and other amphibians, the Aquarium said, have slick skin they use to breathe. The fungus, though, eats away at their skin — and eventually causes them to die.
Because AOTP is a sanctuary for animals confiscated from wildlife traffickers, they’ve seen the impacts of illegal trade on amphibians first hand. Aside from axolotls, though, the new exhibit will also feature endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs — a native Californian species whichwith the Los Angeles and Santa Ana zoos, officials from the U.S. Geological Survey, and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife which aims to help the mountain yellow-legged frog restore its population levels.
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