3,500 endangered boreal toad tadpoles find a new home near Leadville

3,500 endangered boreal toad tadpoles find a new home near Leadville

A program to breed, recover and restore populations of the endangered boreal toad hit a new milestone last month through a partnership between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance.  In June, a group of volunteers and students joined staff from both the state agency and zoo to release over 3,500 tadpoles into a breeding site near Leadville that was historically occupied by the endangered species.  It was the fourth…