[Stefan-A]

And they hope that by making it illegal to keep them, it will at least not encourage people to catch any of the few remaining wild ones.

But the problem is clear, it's the loss of habitat. Not really surprising that the problem was something that couldn't be solved simply by releasing more individuals of the species. Populations shrinking is usually just a symptom of a bigger problem. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Especially about this next part: I'm pretty sure that some Rhacodactylus species (ciliatus?) was in pretty much the same situation, now it's quite common as a pet. Basically doomed in its habitat, but the species will survive for a while longer as a pet. "For what, exactly?" would be a valid question, naturally.