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What Are You Doing for Leap Day?
Celebrate the Year of the Frog at your local zoo or aquarium!
2008 is the Year of the Frog! Starting February 29th - that's Leap Day - more than 70 members of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) will be holding fun, family-friendly events and programs to educate people about amphibian conservation.
Zoo and aquarium visitors can take part in a variety of activities including leapfrog contests, frog calling, zookeepers and aquarist talks, amphibian scavenger hunts, investigating salamander habitat, and close encounters with our colorful frog friends!
Why Year of the Frog? One-third of all amphibians on the planet are threatened with extinction. Amphibian declines are now attributed to a new cause - chytridiomycosis - a disease that wipes out frogs, toads, and salamanders. Zoos and aquariums, with strong public support, will play a major role in preventing the amphibian extinction crisis - one of the most sweeping wildlife conservation challenges of our time. Learn more about the Year of the Frog!
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