Hip hop hooray! 🐸 L.A. Zoo animal care staff recently joined conservationists from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to release approximately 170 endangered Zoo-bred Southern Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs into native habitat in the San Gabriel Mountains. Most of the frogs were hatched at the Zoo and raised by the Aquarium of the Pacific and Santa Ana Zoo. “This release is momentous for the L.A. Zoo as it marks another key milestone for our southern mountain yellow-legged frog breeding program,” said Ian Recchio, L.A. Zoo Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians. “We are proud to be part of this long-running recovery effort with the USGS and partners. We hope Angelenos will see this effort in their own backyard and think about actions they can take to help conserve wildlife.” Since the Zoo’s breeding colony was established in 2007, nearly 6,000 L.A. Zoo-bred frogs have been released into the San Gabriel Mountains and surrounding habitats.
