Amphibians are among the most threatened vertebrate groups globally, with chytrid fungus, habitat loss, and climate change driving catastrophic declines.
Amphibians dying from chytrid disease experience progressive skin dysfunction and death over a period of days. Road mortality during seasonal migrations kills millions of toads and frogs annually in the UK. The welfare of individual amphibians is inseparable from the conservation of their populations, as individual welfare harm is driving the collapse of entire species. Conservation actions that reduce road mortality and create habitat provide welfare and population benefits simultaneously.