Frogs Survive On Haiti's Bare Hillsides

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 31 No. 1, January 2011

 

In just eight days of searching in the few forest fragments left, researchers found 25 of Haiti's 49 known species.

 

They hope this will focus attention on conserving the few percent that remain of the nation's once abundant forest.

 

The 12 January 2010 earthquake killed an estimated 230,000 people and left about 1.2 million homeless. Read the full report here.

 

Source: by Richard Black, Environment Correspondent, BBC News, UK.

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