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https://www.hcn.org/issues/57-12/cascades-frogs-vanished-from-lassen-volcanic-national-park-in-2007-now-theyre-back/>
"The last Cascades frog in Lassen Volcanic National Park in Northern California
was well known to amphibian survey crews. Year after year, she turned up near
Juniper Lake, full of eggs, seeking a mate. But it was a hopeless search; there
were no other frogs left. She appeared one last time in 2007. Cascades frogs
were once plentiful in the park; now, researchers believed, there were none.
Seeing that final frog inspired ecologist Karen Pope to shift from
observational research to studying nature to help restore it. “We’ve gotten to
a place where, if we sit back, we’re going to keep watching the last frog,”
said Pope, who recently retired from the Forest Service.
Now, thanks to a collaboration among timber companies, the National Park
Service, the Forest Service, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and
scientists from Washington State University, scientists are reintroducing
Cascades frogs to Lassen Volcanic National Park."
Via
Reasons to be Cheerful:
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https://reasonstobecheerful.world/what-were-reading-wild-oyster-comeback/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
