A wetlands restoration project in eastern Arizona, which has revitalized six ponds, is helping a frog species get through ongoing drought in the area. The Chiricahua leopard frog, which has been looked after by Arizona Game and Fish in their White Mountains Grasslands Wildlife Area since 2021, is being given a better chance to thrive in less-than-ideal conditions. AZGFD has been attempting to lessen the effect of drought statewide since 2007 for the frogs protected under the Endangered Species Act. A total of 48 sites where the frogs dwell have been enhanced in some way or another. … Severely dry conditions can negatively impact the survival of the Chiricahua leopard frog, which is native to Arizona.