21K views · 703 reactions | Our Wyoming tadpoles have become toadlets! This spring, our Australasia team helped breed and hatch more than 5,000 tadpoles. All but 72 of them were sent to Wyoming to be released into their natural habitat. The toadlets that remain will continue to breed and help expand the wild population of their species, which is nearly extinct. | Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium | Facebook

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The long trill of American Toads (Anaxyrus americanus) is a common sound on March nights. This native toad can be found across the eastern US in woodlands, grassy fields, and roadsides. During late winter and spring, they mate in shallow, fish-free pools of water. The females then lay thousands of eggs in a pair of long, spiraling threads. If you’re old enough to know what a telephone cord looks like, the egg masses sort of look like that. 🤣 | Southern Piedmont Natural History

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The Wyoming toad is extremely rare and exclusive to the Cowboy State. In Wyoming, it has been designated as a Species of Greatest Conservation Need, and is currently listed under the Endangered Species Act. To help restore the endemic toad species to their native habitat in the Laramie basin, captive bred toads are released annually. Species of Greatest Conservation Need are certain species within Wyoming that warrant additional conservation attention. Wyoming has many other Species of Greatest

44 reactions · 7 comments | Biologists have mapped Wyoming’s pika...