Frogs in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest crashed between 1979 and 1982; a killer fungus behind it

The mystery behind the collapse of various civilisations has troubled scientists to this day. The fall of the Indus Valley Civilisation is still not certain, the most we have are multiple theories around it. Similar is the case with the tale behind evolution, decline and extinction of a few animal species that disappeared in mysterious circumstances within a very short period.

The curiosity around these organisms have led the scientists to keep studying their lives even today. The discovery of new species in the current times indicate how nature has a way to stay concealed from humans. One such 50-year-old mystery was unfolded by the scientists about frogs in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest.

The population of these frogs declined dramatically between 1979 and 1982 but until now, nobody knew why it happened.The scientists struggled to explain why frogs began disappearing from Brazil’s Atlantic Forest which is actually one of the world’s richest regions for amphibian diversity.