Amphibian Ark

Animals, endangered species

Amphibians are an important component of the global ecosystem, as indicators of environmental health and contributors to human health. They watched the dinosaurs come and go, but today almost half of them are themselves threatened with extinction. Addressing the amphibian extinction crisis represents the greatest species conservation challenge in the history of humanity. The global conservation community has formulated a response in the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan, and an integral part of that response is the Amphibian Ark (AArk), in which select species that would otherwise go extinct will be maintained in captivity until they can be secured in the wild. Without immediate captive management as a stopgap component of an integrated conservation effort, hundreds of species could become extinct. AArk’s vision is the world’s amphibians safe in nature, and its mission is ensuring the survival and diversity of amphibian species focusing on those that cannot currently be safe-guarded in their natural environments.

It varies according to the programme. For more information please check website.

Grant

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Phone: +1 952 997 9800, Fax: +1 952 997 9803; address: 12101 Johnny Cake Ridge Road, Apple Valley MN 55124-8151 USA Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124-8151, United States of America Tel:(+1) 952 997 9800 Fax:(+1) 952 997 9803

Apple Valley

United States of America

Animals, Community, Endangered species

Asia, Africa, America, Europe