Corroboree frog, Australia
[AP 2006-05-01]

A Corroboree frog sits on the hand of Taronga Zoo keeper Adam Skidmore at the launch of a A$70,000 rescue mission in Sydney, Monday, May 1, 2006. The population of one of the most striking frogs in the world has plummeted to 200 as the deadly Chytrid Fungus, which attacks the frogs skin eventually causing suffocation, has had a devastating impact on the species. The zoo hopes to breed the frogs for three to four years to get them through the vulnerable tadpole-to-frog stage, and give them a greater chance to cope with the fungus when they are reintroduced to the wild. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)