nˌʌnðəlˈɛs, dᵻspˈaɪt fˈiːld ɑːbzɚvˈeɪʃənz sədʒˈɛstɪŋ ðæt fɹˈɑːɡz wɜː dˈaɪɪŋ fɹʌm ˈʌðɚ kˈɔːzᵻz, nˈuː zˈiːlənd ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɚz kəntˈɪnjuːd tʊ ˈɑːɹɡjuː ðætðə spˈiːsiːz wʌz mˈoʊst æt ɹˈɪsk fɹʌm tʃˌaɪtɹɪdɪˌɑːmɪkˈoʊsɪs ænd plˈænd ðɛɹ mˈænɪdʒmənt stɹˈæɾədʒiz pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli tə mˈɪɾᵻɡˌeɪt θɹˈɛts fɹʌm ðɪs dɪzˈiːz.
Nonetheless, despite field observations suggesting that frogs were dying from other causes, New Zealand researchers continued to argue that the species was most at risk from chytridiomycosis and planned their management strategies primarily to mitigate threats from this disease.