Puerto Rican crested toads were thought to be extinct from 1931 to 1967, when a population was discovered in northern Puerto Rico. Today, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature ...

The native Puerto Rican toad has long been endangered on the island thanks to habitat loss and invasive species. Yet fame, ...

When the first Puerto Rican crested toad conservation efforts began in 1980, Brookfield Zoo was one of two U.S. institutions to receive offspring from four breeding individuals at the Puerto Rico ...

Puerto Rican crested toads are bumpy, lemon-size creatures with bony ridges on their... Oakland Zoo's push to save Puerto Rican crested toad SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

When the first Puerto Rican crested toad conservation efforts began in 1980, Brookfield Zoo was one of two U.S. institutions to receive offspring from four breeding individuals at the Puerto Rico ...

Masellis shared more details about the Puerto Rican crested toad, how Brookfield Zoo Chicago is involved in the effort to save the animal. The full interview can be viewed in the video player above.

The Puerto Rican crested toad was described in 1868 and once flourished in Puerto Rico and Virgin Gorda. However, due to habitat loss and the introduction of other species, ...

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Zoo sent more than 18,000 tadpoles of the critically endangered Puerto Rican crested toad to Puerto Rico last week where they were released back into their natural ...

A chatty animated amphibian starring in videos for Bad Bunny's recent album has launched the Puerto Rican crested toad—an endangered species native to the island—into newfound fame, following ...

When the first Puerto Rican crested toad conservation efforts began in 1980, Brookfield Zoo was one of two U.S. institutions to receive offspring from four breeding individuals at the Puerto Rico ...

Mike Masellis, Brookfield Zoo's lead animal care specialist for aquatics, looks over hundreds of critically endangered Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles, after counting and collecting them on ...

When the first Puerto Rican crested toad conservation efforts began in 1980, Brookfield Zoo was one of two U.S. institutions to receive offspring from four breeding individuals at the Puerto Rico ...