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A video essay describing the research in this news article, and rescue of these endangered frog species in Haiti, can be seen at:
www.caribnature.org
Other information on Caribbean amphibians and reptiles is at www.caribherp.org
An NPR piece on this can be heard here:
http://wamuanimalhouse.org/shows/2011-01-08/saving-species-haiti
Dear Sir/Madam, I am a 2nd yr art student, study at Norwich University of the Arts, in Norfolk, Norwich, England. My chosen subject for my degree is ecology, creating images that depict the plight of everything on this wonderful planet. My work relates to what are the causes and who and what are the victims of this man made related tradgedy. My most recent project is connected to the plight of frogs not just local but global. My recent piece of art is a painting of frogs on a man made pond, in my area, how this pond once was a lake, but man came along, wanted the land to build houses, and there you have it, the land was drained, signs were erected warning people not to venture near the spaces of water that was left behind and the frogs who I observed around a very small pond, were holding on to life, by breeding, leaving a numerous amount of tadpoles to continue their lives. I observed the tadpoles for many weeks, and gradually, predators picked them off but finally, I did see one surivivor a small green frog that leaped from under the bush and obviously went on to live its life. But, I know that this frog will return as frogs usually, as you know return to their place of birth to reproduce themselves, and this frog will I know return to this pond.
Your web site is extremely informative and I shall research it thoroughly to aid in my research re how frogs are in danger of extinction due to man made circumstances. thank you. and long may your work on the web site continue as I am now a dedicated ecoartist and shall bring the state of the planet re climate change etc to the attention of the public in order to make them aware of what all this man-made climate change really effecting. I hope you do not mind if I use some of your article when I exhibit my work in galleries?
thank you
Yours,
Liz Hollidge