Scientists use constructed ponds to protect endangered Chiricahua leopard frog in Arizona

WHITE MOUNTAINS, Ariz.—As the warming climate drops less rain on the White Mountains and the thirsty atmosphere and soils suck up more of what does fall, the Chiricahua leopard frog has been threatened from all sides.

First covered Jun 27, 2026 · 2:00 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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45d Inside Climate News Can Clusters of Human-Constructed Ponds in the Arizona Desert Save a Threatened Frog? — WHITE MOUNTAINS, Ariz.—As the warming climate drops less rain on the White Mountains and the thirsty atmosphere and soils suck up more of what does fall, the…

Appeared in: 2026-06-27 (#3)

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