Thousands
of tadpoles are on a journey from Cleveland to Puerto Rico as part of an effort
to save their critically endangered species.
The
traveling tadpoles are Puerto Rican crested toads, and the Cleveland Metroparks
Zoo is part of the Species Survival Plan that works to breed the toads and
release them back to the wild. The plan is managed by the Association of Zoos
& Aquariums.
"The
Puerto Rican crested toad Species Survival Plan has been very successful,"
said Lynn Koscielny, the associate curator of animals at the zoo. "Field
researchers in Puerto Rico have observed toads with transponders that were
released into the wild returning to the protected ponds to reproduce."
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