A tragedy is also happening in our native hardwood forests. An introduced fungal disease is killing all fire salamanders that cross its path. Our fire salamander movie about the fungal disease

Looking back at 2020, you can see: This is working! Not only did some animals already reach sexual maturity, but they’ve even had offspring.

A year and a half ago, we started developing our conservation breeding program using amphibians as an example. This included everything that belongs in a pilot phase:

Citizen Conservation - taking stock after year number one At the reference date of November 1st 2019, 136 amphibians are in care of participating zoos, school vivaria and private terrarium owners.

Anna Rauhaus is a caretaker in the Cologne Zoo’s aquarium. Colleagues around the world value her knowledge and expertise in amphibian care.

Thanks to Doris Preininger's and Thomas Wampula's efforts, the special Pátzcuaro salamanders have found a welcoming new home in Vienna's Zoo.