Chile steps up action to save tiny Darwin's frog on the brink
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Chile has launched a new effort to save the endangered Darwin's frog, a tiny amphibian with leaf-like skin whose males carry tadpoles within pouches in their mouths.
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- Chile launches a new effort to save the endangered Darwin's frog.
- The frog's population has declined due to forest loss, habitat fragmentation, invasive mink, and a harmful fungus. 31s
- There are only about 62 known populations of Darwin's frog remaining. 40s
- The government aims to find new populations and expand current habitats. 50s
- Conservation plans involve protecting native forests and collaborating with private landowners. 1m 4s