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btoad_adultnearindependance pass CO 12,050ft.jpg - Above treeline at about 12,000 feet, this is one of the highest known breeding areas for the boreal toads. The harsh climate makes it tough for them to complete their life cycle but these remote isolated areas also limit the ways Chytrid fungus can be introduced. Researchers to this area are sure to bleach all their equipment before going to these sites but unknowingly a hiker or fisherman might spread the fungus on a boot or in a tackle box.

A boreal toad near Independence Pass, Colorado | Above treeline at about 12,000 feet, this is one of the highest known breeding areas for the boreal toads. The harsh climate makes it tough for them to complete their life cycle but these remote isolated areas also limit the ways Chytrid fungus can be introduced. Researchers to this area are sure to bleach all their equipment before going to these sites but unknowingly a hiker or fisherman might spread the fungus on a boot or in a tackle box. Download
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