Jeff Davis of the blog Frog Matters informed me about a conference on the deadly chytrid fungus taking place in Tempe, Arizona. More information on the conference can be found here. Jeff’s blog Frog Matters has other relevant information on the conference too. From Jeff’s blog:

Why “Frog Matters”? Because frogs matter. In a chance meeting with the president of the St. Louis Zoo, I learned about a not-so-well-known ecological crisis — the very real possibility that at least one-third of all 6,000 amphibian species on earth will become extinct in our lifetime.

More information and the latest NEWS on the chytrid fungus as of 6 November 2007:

On the Net: Deadly frog disease can be cured by eyedrops
On the Net: Pinkeye Medicine Prevents Frog Apocalypse
On the Net: The Amphibian Ark
On the Net: Association of Zoos and Aquariums
On the Net: People can unknowingly spread the chytrid fungus with contaminated shoes and equipment