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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.

Karl-Heinz Jungfer is a biology teacher. In his free time, he researches frogs. He wants to save a poisonous frog from the aftermath of the Venezuelan gold rush.

In his spare time, the veterinarian Tobias Eisenberg breeds endangered tree frogs from Latin America.