Pity the poor spray toad, obliterated from the wild due to dam construction on the single river where they lived in Tanzania, and hurt by the chytrid fungus as well. Now 4,000 refugees are living in captivity at two zoos. It may not be possible to create a viable environment for a return to the wild. If they can't return to the wild, is there any reason to keep them alive in captivity? A really tough question.
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