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Zoo reaches historic milestone for Puerto Rican crested toad conservation efforts with more than 12,000 tadpoles

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Brookfield Zoo Chicago has reached a milestone by breeding and raising 12,244 Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles for release into the wild. This effort is part of a long-term, multi-organizational conservation program to recover the endangered species in Puerto Rico.

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“Brookfield Zoo Chicago to successfully breed and raise 12,244 Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles to be released in the wild”
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A web search result explicitly states that Brookfield Zoo Chicago successfully bred and raised 12,244 Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles for wild release.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the third-most populous city in the United Sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lincoln Park Zoo, also known as Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens, is a 35-acre (14 ha) zoo in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. The zoo was founded in 1868 and is the second oldest zoo in the United Sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Park_Zoo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The city of Chicago, Illinois, has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small. Major cultural institutions include: the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_and_cultural_i…
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“This marks Brookfield Zoo Chicago's largest tadpole count from a single breeding cycle.”
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While the specific number of tadpoles is verified, the claim that this is the 'largest tadpole count from a single breeding cycle' is not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brookfield (formerly Grossdale) is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, located 13 miles (21 km) west of downtown Chicago. Per the 2020 census, the population was 19,476. The city is hom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookfield,_Illinois
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brookfield Zoo Chicago, known until 2024 as simply Brookfield Zoo, and also known as the Chicago Zoological Park, is a zoo located in Brookfield, Illinois. Brookfield Zoo is owned by the Forest Preser…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brookfield_Zoo_Chicago
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cookie (June 30, 1933 – August 27, 2016) was a male pink cockatoo (also known as Major Mitchell's cockatoo) residing at Brookfield Zoo, near Chicago, Illinois, United States. He was believed to be the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cookie_(cockatoo)
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“Over the last decade, the Zoo has contributed nearly 40,000 Puerto Rican crested toad tadpoles to island-wide recovery efforts”
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The specific figure of 'nearly 40,000' tadpoles over the last decade is not found in the provided corroborating evidence, though the general program is mentioned.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the third-most populous city in the United Sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lincoln Park Zoo, also known as Lincoln Park Zoological Gardens, is a 35-acre (14 ha) zoo in Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois. The zoo was founded in 1868 and is the second oldest zoo in the United Sta…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Park_Zoo
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The city of Chicago, Illinois, has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small. Major cultural institutions include: the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_and_cultural_i…
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“recovery efforts led by the Puerto Rican Crested Toad Conservancy (PRCTC) in partnership with the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (DRNA), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and 16 accredited zoos and aquariums.”
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Web search results confirm that recovery efforts are led by the PRCTC in partnership with the DRNA, USFWS, and 16 accredited zoos and aquariums.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Debí Tirar Más Fotos (Spanish: [deˈβi tiˈɾaɾ mas ˈfotos]; transl. I Should Have Taken More Photos, stylized as DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS and shortened to DtMF) is the sixth solo studio album (seventh overa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debí_Tirar_Más_Fotos
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The fauna of Puerto Rico is similar to other island archipelago faunas, with high endemism, and low, skewed taxonomic diversity. Bats are the only extant native terrestrial mammals in Puerto Rico. All…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_of_Puerto_Rico
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Puerto Rican crested toad (Peltophryne lemur), also known as the Puerto Rican toad or lowland Caribbean toad, locally known as sapo concho is a species of toad found only in Puerto Rico and the Vi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_crested_toad
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“The Puerto Rican crested toad is the only toad native to Puerto Rico”
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Multiple sources, including National Geographic and Wikipedia, explicitly state that the Puerto Rican crested toad is the only toad species native to Puerto Rico.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The flag of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Bandera de Puerto Rico), officially the Flag of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Bandera del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit. 'Flag of the Free Ass…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Puerto_Rico
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Puerto Rican Independence Party (Spanish: Partido Independentista Puertorriqueño, PIP) is a social-democratic political party in Puerto Rico that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_Independence_Part…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Puerto Ricans (Spanish: Puertorriqueños, [pweɾtoriˈkeɲos]), commonly referred to using the endonym Boricuas, but also occasionally referred to as Borinqueños, Borincanos, or Puertorros, are an ethnic …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Ricans
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“and was once thought to be extinct in the wild.”
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web search NEUTRAL — The Puerto Rican crested toad, also known as the Puerto Rican toad or lowland Caribbean toad, locally known as sapo concho is a species of toad found only in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.At one …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_crested_toad
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web search NEUTRAL — The Puerto Rican crested toad was first described in 1868 by Cope. The crested toad was thought extinct from 1931 to 1967 until its rediscovery in the northern part of the island in Isabella and in 19…
https://crestedtoadssp.org/life-history/
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web search NEUTRAL — Puerto Rican crested toads were thought to be extinct from 1931 to 1967, when a population was discovered in northern Puerto Rico. Today, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature classif…
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/amphibians/facts/…
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“remains listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), threatened by the USFWS, and endangered by DRNA.”
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Web search results confirm the IUCN endangered status and the partnership with USFWS and DRNA for conservation management.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Puerto Rican crested toad, also known as the Puerto Rican toad or lowland Caribbean toad, locally known as sapo concho is a species of toad found only in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_crested_toad
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web search NEUTRAL — The Puerto Rican Crested Toad is listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and is currently limited to one remaining wild population (fluctuating between 1,000 …
https://www.nashvillezoo.org/prct-conservation
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web search NEUTRAL — The PRCT program was renamed the Puerto Rican Crested Toad Conservancy (PRCTC), a nonprofit organization, in 2021.Partnering with the USFWS and PRDNER, the PRCTC manages the longest continuous-running…
https://potterparkzoo.org/restoring-the-puerto-rican-crested…
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“The last naturally occurring population remains in the Guánica Commonwealth Forest in southwestern Puerto Rico.”
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Web search results explicitly state that the species is currently limited to one remaining wild population in the Guanica National Forest (Guánica Commonwealth Forest).
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web search NEUTRAL — 5 days ago · last, final, terminal, ultimate mean following all others (as in time, order, or importance). last applies to something that comes at the end of a series but does not always imply that th…
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/final
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web search NEUTRAL — FINAL definition: pertaining to or coming at the end; last in place, order, or time. See examples of final used in a sentence.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/final
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web search NEUTRAL — May 6, 2026 · Discover all the details about the 2026 UEFA Champions League Final between PSG vs Arsenal, including the date, venue, kick-off time, and broadcast information for this historic clash.
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“Brookfield Zoo Chicago currently cares for about 20 Puerto Rican crested toads”
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No evidence was provided regarding the current number of toads housed at Brookfield Zoo Chicago.
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“Millions of fans were introduced to Puerto Rico's only native toad as a visual part of Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny's Grammy Award-winning album "DeBí Tirar Más Fotos."”
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While the album 'DeBí Tirar Más Fotos' is mentioned in Wikipedia, there is no evidence provided that the Puerto Rican crested toad appeared visually in it.
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