Threatened Yellow-Legged Frogs Bred At Oakland Zoo Released Into Wild Amid ‘Global Amphibian Crisis'

By CBS San Francisco Staff:

OAKLAND (BCN) — Thirty-three Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs leapt into the wild Wednesday and Oakland Zoo officials hope they will help restabilize their species.

The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog is a “threatened” species. Frogs and other amphibians are being decimated across the world due to disease.

“It’s a global amphibian crisis,” Oakland Zoo spokeswoman Isabella Linares said.

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