Solvin Zankl / Scientist Marco Favelli holding Tyrrhenian Painted Frog (Discoglossus sardus) taking samples for Chytridiomycosis disease testing from frog skin using a cotton swab. Sardinia, Italy, April 2009.

Solvin Zankl / Tadpoles of the Majorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) in lab being treated against chytridiomycosis. The procedure takes five days before the animals can be released back into their natural habita...

Solvin Zankl / Tadpoles of the Majorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) which have been captured in the wild to be treated against the amphibian desease chytridiomycosis. The procedure takes five days before the an...

Solvin Zankl / Scientist Susan Walker holding Majorcan midwife toad (Alytes muletensis) taking sample using cotton swab for testing for Chytridiomycosis disease. Torrent de s'Esmorcador, Majorca, Spain, April 2009.

Solvin Zankl / Dr. Trent Garner holding a chytrid-infected Tyrrhenian Painted Frog (Discoglossus sardus), Sardinia, Italy, April 2009.

Solvin Zankl / English-Italian research team searching for the Green toads (Bufo viridis) and Sardinian tree frog or Tyrrhenian tree frog (Hyla sarda) to get samples for Chytridiomycosis disease testing Lake Coghina...

Nick Upton / Duck Leech (Theromyzon tessulatum) waiting and ready to crawl up the nostrils of a duck to suck blood from its respiratory tracts, reaching out from a Delicate stonewort (Chara virgata) alga in a shal...

Jabruson / Grey cheeked mangabey (Lophocebus albigena) captive youngster about to be picked up by gloved hand, to be taken indoors for the night. It's mother was shot by hunters so now this animal is kept as a p...

Jabruson / Grey Cheeked Managabey (Lophocebus albigena) young being held captive by child within village, its mother was shot by a hunter, meaning it will be kept as a pet and play-thing until old enough to be e...

Jabruson / Putty nosed monkey (Cercopithecus nictitans nictitans) young female climbing village house wall in boredom, tied to a heavy old vehicle engine part is held captive in a village close to the forest. Th...

Jabruson / Watched by a large group of children, a Putty nosed monkey (Cercopithecus nictitans nictitans) young female tied to a heavy old vehicle engine part is joined by a young captive free-ranging male Grey-...

Jabruson / Putty nosed monkey (Cercopithecus nictitans nictitans) young female tied to a heavy old vehicle engine part is held captive in a village close to the forest. The mother was shot by a hunter, meaning t...