An endangered frog nursery in LA cares for hundreds of tadpoles until they're ready for the wild
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A group of mountain yellow-legged frogs sit in a tank at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Jaimie Ding)
This photo provided by Aquarium of the Pacific shows Senior Animal Care Specialist Heather Cameron, left, and Conservation Initiatives Manager Erin Lundy release endangered mountain yellow-legged frogs raised at the Aquarium of the Pacific into their native habitat in the San Gabriel Mountains in Calif., Aug. 19, 2026. (Madeline Walden/Aquarium of the Pacific via AP)
Mountain yellow-legged frog tadpoles swim in a tank at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Jaimie Ding)
A group of mountain yellow-legged frogs pile on top of each other in a tank at the Aquarium of the Pacific, where they were being raised before being released into the local mountains, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026 in Long Beach, Calif. (Thomas R. Cordova/Long Beach Post via AP)
An aquarium tank runs in the frog nursery room at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Jaimie Ding)
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A group of mountain yellow-legged frogs sit in a tank at the Aquarium of the Pacific, Friday, Sept. 18, 2026 in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Jaimie Ding)
