U.S. Geological Survey biologist Elizabeth Gallegos leads her team on a hike to release Southern California mountain yellow-legged frogs into a pair of remote creeks in the San Gabriel Mountains.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) – After vanishing from nearly half of their historic habitat, six populations of imperiled yellow-legged frogs will get new protections following a decision by the California ...

Foothill yellow-legged frogs are striking stream-dwelling amphibians with a distinctive lemon-yellow color under their legs. They live in Pacific drainages from the upper reaches of the Willamette ...

OAKLAND (BCN) -- Thirty-three Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs leapt into the wild Wednesday and Oakland Zoo officials hope they will help restabilize their species. The Sierra Nevada yellow-legged ...

Up to only a few inches in length, with a lemon-hued belly, the foothill yellow-legged frog may seem unassuming. But its range once stretched from central Oregon to Baja California. In 2023, it was ...

(KRON) — The Oakland Zoo released its 1,000th yellow-legged frog into California’s wilderness this week, marking a milestone for efforts to bring the native species back from the brink of extinction.

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— In response to a Center for Biological Diversity petition and lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected four populations of foothill yellow-legged frogs in ...

SAN BERNARDINO (CBSLA) — A group of mountain yellow-legged frogs have been reintroduced to the San Bernardino National Forest, nearly 20 years after its population was nearly wiped out in Southern ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Some like it hot. Apparently, the endangered mountain yellow-legged frog ...

Endangered frogs snatched as tadpoles from fire-ravaged mountains above Los Angeles in 2020 were returned home last year in a moment of hope and excitement. But the California amphibians are once ...

A rare mountain yellow-legged frog is seen in an alpine lake in California's Kings Canyon National Park in 2013. (AP Photo/Brian Melley, File) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — There's new hope for an ...