What happened?

Here is the timeline of events that led the Wyoming Toad to its current status of extinct in the wild:

• 1950s - The Wyoming Toad was considered one of the most plentiful species in the Laramie Basin of Wyoming.  People were practically tripping over toads.
• 1960s - The deadly chytrid fungus is found in the toad’s habitat.  
• 1984 - The Wyoming Toad population dropped so low that it was listed as an endangered species.
• 1994 - The remaining toads were brought into captivity and the Wyoming Toad was declared extinct in the wild. There is a good possibility that the Wyoming Toad is the first US population to succumb to the chytrid fungus.
• Today - The toads are starting to come back from extinction in the wild because there is a thriving population in captivity. 

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