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viernes, 29 de octubre de 2010

Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs in the Russian River

Since I started really looking (~1998) I was convinced that Foothill Yellow-legged Frogs were extirpated from the Russian River. I check the stretches along the confluence with Maacama Creek regularly since this is near where I grew up and my folks still live, and if there were there I'm sure I would have seen them. Since about 2008, I've started seeing them. I wonder whats helped them recover? Its a shame they just re-approved gravel mining in the Russian River without giving more thought to potential impacts on this little known amphibian that has disappeared from large parts of its range:

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20101026/articles/101029602

Publicado el viernes, 29 de octubre de 2010 a las 10:38 PM por loarie loarie | 1 observación | 0 comentarios | Deja un comentario