DIY 'Frog Saunas' Offer Hope Against Deadly Fungus

Researchers have developed low-cost heated shelters to help endangered frogs combat chytridiomycosis, a fungal disease responsible for numerous extinctions.

The shelters, made from bricks and plastic greenhouses, raise frog body temperatures to levels lethal to the fungus.
Chytridiomycosis has caused the decline of over 500 amphibian species and the extinction of at least 90.
Infected frogs using these saunas not only recover but also develop immunity to future infections.
The method is inexpensive and can be easily implemented by the public and wildlife managers.
The study, conducted on green and golden bell frogs, shows promise for other heat-tolerant species.