Protection for Phyllobates terribilis

skylsdale · #1 (**permalink**) 02-01-2012, 03:25 PM

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World Land Trust (WLT) celebrates the start of 2012 by helping create the first nature reserve to protect the Golden Poison Frog (Phyllobates terribilis), considered the most poisonous vertebrate on Earth.

World’s deadliest frog finally protected

125 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-03-2012, 12:54 AM

Finnally and i gope they start doing this more with not just this species but way more.

skylsdale · #3 (**permalink**) 02-03-2012, 02:17 AM

The vast majority of Dendrobatid species are actually doing quite well in the wild.

frog dude · #4 (**permalink**) 02-03-2012, 02:44 AM

Does this mean we can't keep them in our collections anymore?

zBrinks · #5 (**permalink**) 02-03-2012, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by frog dude

Does this mean we can't keep them in our collections anymore?

No, this has no impact on the frogs in the hobby.

frog dude · #6 (**permalink**) 02-03-2012, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by zBrinks

No, this has no impact on the frogs in the hobby.

Good! what a relief!

thedude · #7 (**permalink**) 02-04-2012, 09:44 PM

This is great news! I wonder if there are other species of Dendrobatidae in this forest. It's unfortunate that the property is only 124 acres though.

jacobi · #8 (**permalink**) 02-04-2012, 10:51 PM

Thats great news.

fieldnstream · #9 (**permalink**) 02-04-2012, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by thedude

This is great news! I wonder if there are other species of Dendrobatidae in this forest. It's unfortunate that the property is only 124 acres though.

Looking at this map of ProAves' sites: Reservas de la Fundación ProAves - Google Maps
it looks like the park is the yellow dot northwest of Guapi (at least this is their only listed site that fits into the range of P. terribilis). Doesn't the range of A. minutus get pretty close to there? Maybe???

Julio · #10 (**permalink**) 02-07-2012, 03:45 PM

is great to see Pro Aves is doing a lot for conservation several species of dart frogs found on their reserves.