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 ...

BROOKFIELD — 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 ...

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 ...

Recent videos from Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny for his latest album featured an amphibian which was once thought to be extinct. For years, Brookfield Zoo Chicago has been providing crucial ...

Mike Masellis, Brookfield Zoo's lead animal care specialist for aquatics, holds a Puerto Rican crested toad at the zoo in Brookfield, Illinois, May 13, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/TNS) ...