Skip to main content

## Search

My Visit

Donate

Smithsonian Institution

## Site Navigation

- Visit   - Hours and Locations
  - Entry and Guidelines
  - Maps and Floor Plans
  - Dining and Shopping
  - Accessibility
  - Visiting with Kids
  - Group Visits     - Group Sales
- What's On   - Exhibitions     - Current
    - Upcoming
    - Past
  - Today's Events
  - Online Events
  - All Events
  - IMAX & Planetarium
- Explore   - Art & Design
  - History & Culture
  - Science & Nature
  - Collections     - Open Access
  - Research Resources     - Libraries
    - Archives       - Smithsonian Institution Archives
      - Air and Space Museum
      - Anacostia Community Museum
      - American Art Museum
      - Archives of American Art
      - Archives of American Gardens
      - American History Museum
      - American Indian Museum
      - Asian Art Museum Archives
      - Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, African Art
      - Hirshhorn Archive
      - National Anthropological Archives
      - National Portrait Gallery
      - Ralph Rinzler Archives, Folklife
      - Libraries' Special Collections
  - Podcasts
  - Mobile Apps
- Learn   - For Caregivers
  - For Educators     - Art & Design Resources
    - Science & Nature Resources
    - Social Studies & Civics Resources
    - Professional Development
    - Events for Educators
    - Field Trips
  - For Students
  - For Academics
  - For Lifelong Learners
- Get Involved   - Volunteer     - Behind-the-Scenes
    - Digital Volunteers
    - Smithsonian Call Center
    - Visitor Information Specialist
    - Docent Programs
  - Citizen Science
  - Work with Us     - Office of Human Resources       - Working Here
      - Employee Benefits
      - How to Apply
      - Job Opportunities
      - Job Seekers with Disabilities
      - Frequently Asked Questions
      - SI Civil Program
      - Contact Us
    - Affiliations
    - Global Partners
- Support   - About Membership
  - Become a Member
  - Renew Your Membership
  - Make a Gift
- About   - Museums and Zoo
  - Research Centers
  - Cultural Centers
  - Education
  - Our Organization     - Leadership       - Secretary Bunch
      - Advancement
      - Communications
      - Administration
      - Education
      - Museums and Culture
      - Science and Research
    - Board of Regents       - Members
      - Committees
      - Reading Room
      - Bylaws, Policies and Procedures
      - Contact
      - Schedules and Agendas
      - Meeting Minutes
      - Actions
      - Webcasts
    - General Counsel       - Legal History
      - Internships
      - Records Requests         - Reading Room
      - Tort Claim
      - Subpoenas & Testimonies
      - Events
    - Equal Employment Office       - EEO Complaint Process
      - Individuals with Disabilities
      - Special Emphasis Program
      - Supplier Diversity Program         - Doing Business with Us
        - Policies and Procedures
        - Additional Resources
    - Sponsored Projects       - Policies         - Animal Care and Use
        - Human Research
      - Reports
      - Internships
  - Reports and Plans     - Annual Reports
    - Metrics Dashboard       - Dashboard Home
      - Virtual Smithsonian
      - Public Engagement
      - National Collections
      - Research
      - People & Operations
      - One Smithsonian
    - Strategic Plan
  - Newsdesk     - News Releases
    - Media Contacts
    - Photos and Video
    - Media Kits
    - Fact Sheets
    - Visitor Stats
    - Secretary and Admin Bios
    - Filming Requests

# The Silence of the Frogs

                - Share IconShare Icon                   - 
                  - 
                  - 
                  - 
                  -
                -                   - 
                  - Print
                  -      
In the mid-1990s, investigators identified a mysterious and seemingly unstoppable killer. Its name? Chytrid. Its prey? Frogs. Since then, the disease has ravaged frog populations worldwide, and despite decades of research there’s *still* no cure. So, like modern-day Noahs, a group of Smithsonian researchers have resorted to a time-honored plan: building an ark...for amphibians. This time on *Sidedoor*, we travel to the Panamanian jungle to see how it's helping some endangered frogs avoid extinction.

Transcript

Sign up to unlock the full Sidedoor experience!Get bonus content, news, and updates in your inbox.
Please enter a valid email address.Thanks for signing up!Email powered by Blackbaud(Privacy Policy |Terms of Use)      Sidedoor      - Season 10
- Season 9
- Season 8
- Season 7
- Season 6
- Season 5
- Season 4
- Season 3
- Season 2
- Season 1

**By Topic**
- Art & Design
- History & Culture
- Science & Nature
      Subscribe        From the Collections-  Earth Optimism: Frogs 
-  Jivaroland Frog Cup 
-  Tropical Tree Frog Hyla ebraccata, Panama, STRI 
-  Frog and Insects (no. 200) 
-  Oriental Fire-bellied Toad 
-  Kermit the Frog Puppet 
-  Blue Poison Frog 
-  Frogs Living at the Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project's New Rescue Lab in Panama 
-  Kwa-Guilth Frog 
-  Frog, Panama, STRI 
-  Frog Pendant 
-  Frog, Panama, STRI 
-  Frog, Panama, STRI 
-  Frog on lotus leaf 
-  Frog and Waterlily (no. 199) 
-  Panama Amphibian Rescue and Conservation Project's New Rescue Lab 
-  Bottle with frog effigy 
-  Frogs from Biologia Centrali-Americana, Reptilia and Batrachia. 
-  Frog, Panama, STRI 
-  Frog kachina 
-  Frog, Panama, STRI 
-  Beaver/Frog Human 
-  A Look Inside This See-Through Frog 
-  Container with frog at rim 
-  Golden Poison Frog 
-  Phyllomedusa tomopterna 
-  Dish in the form of a frog 
-  Frog, Panama, STRI 
-  Poison Dart Frog, Panama, STRI 
-  Figure: frog 
-  Green and Black Poison Frog 
-  Frog bowl 
-  Glass Frog, Panama, STRI 
-  Frog bowl 
-  Frog, Panama, STRI 
Show morePages- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- next ›
- last »
          Footer logo      
Link to homepage
      Footer navigation      - Contact Us
- Accessibility
- Job Opportunities
- Inspector General
- Records Requests
- EEO & Supplier Diversity
- Shop Online
- Host Your Event
- Press Room
- Privacy
- Terms of Use
      Social media links      - Facebook
- Instagram
- Twitter
- YouTube
      Email signup form      Yes, I would like to receive email from the Smithsonian.Deny submitSign up for Smithsonian e-news:        Email powered by BlackBaud (Privacy Policy, Terms of Use)  Back to Top