According to the zoo, there may have been fewer than 75 adult Mississippi gopher frogs — also known as dusky gopher frogs — left in the wild.

The Dusky Gopher Frog was until recently on the verge of extinction, with fewer than 50 estimated specimens in the wild in 2005. Now, a reproduction and habitat restoration program is beginning to see ...

As part of a program to help the declining population of gopher frogs, the NC Aquarium released hundreds of frogs back into the wild.