May 112018
 

Clickbaity headlines like that usually disappoint. But, dayum, this’n looks kinda bad:

Ground Zero of Amphibian ‘Apocalypse’ Finally Found

Short form: in the 1950’s a fungus broke out of the Korean peninsula and began to spread around the world. This fungus attacks the thin skin of amphibians and turns it to mush; some places have seen their amphibian populations essentially wiped out. The fungus can apparently be effectively treated with a topical compound, but I doubt we’ll be seeing major efforts to send armies of people into swamps to give every frog and salamander a full body rub. Maybe we can hire migrants to do that job?

 Posted by at 10:41 am