Big leap forward for recovery of endangered frog

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The recovery of Southern California’s mountain yellow-legged frog took a big leap forward Wednesday after federal officials agreed to develop a recovery plan for the endangered amphibian.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will lay out a proposal by the end of 2018 to protect habitat and keep the 2- to 3-inch-long, mottled yellow frogs from vanishing, according to a settlement announced by the nonprofit Center for Biological Diversity.