Seeing animals out in the wild can be a wonder to behold.
If you’re looking for a guaranteed glimpse of wildlife…a zoo is probably your best bet.
But, not all the animals at zoos are on display.
Some of them are there for a completely different, but extremely important purpose.
The recovery effort of dusky gopher frogs has been one of the highlights of Dr. Steve Reichling’s long career as a scientist.
He’s also working hard to bring back the endangered Louisiana Pine Snake.
Dusky Gopher Frog Research Propels forward! (memphiszoo.org)
Memphis Zoo continues their conservation work to save severely endangered frog | localmemphis.com