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Saving Frogs in Madagascar - Part 1

Tuesday, December 04, 2012

Chester Zoo's Gerardo Garcia is on a mission to save the frogs of Madagascar from a deadly fungus.

I never know how it happens but I always manage to leave all the packing until the very last minute instead of having it all done on time and in a relaxed way when I am going on a field trip.

So the night before I was taking my long flight to Madagascar, I was collecting equipment from around the zoo. From the Herpetological Department to the Aquarium... water pumps, marking equipment, bits for the filters and a never-ending list of gadgets related to amphibians and captive husbandry...

Read the full blog on our Act for Wildlife website.

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