Archive for August, 2008

Amphibian conservation efforts in China

Debs on Aug 14th 2008



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As the eyes of the world are on China and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games there was an interesting report from the Amphibian Ark in their newsletter this morning outlining efforts in China to help conserve endangered amphibians. Conservation programs already exists for Philautus romeri - Romer's Tree Frog - which is endemic to Hong Kong, but in May this year The Amphibian Ark held a Prioritization Workshop for all amphibian species in Hong Kong and Guangdong to assess the need for potential ex situ conservation programs for other species.

Read the report here

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