These tiny toads live in Utah’s alpine wetlands. As drought deepens, scientists are on a quest to save them.
Water woes in the West and the ongoing threat of a fatal fungus mean the fate of boreal toads remains uncertain.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) A boreal toad at Utah's Hogle Zoo in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. Boreal toads don’t draw the same attention as other native Utah species, but they play an important role in the state's high-altitude ecosystems. Lessons learned here could help bolster their populations throughout West.