Clinging Like Barnacles is a blog dedicated to writings on the science of life - and life clings on (to whatever we can, until we can't). Today I read an article in the BBC called "Frogs Survive on Haiti's Bare Hillsides." One of the photo captions read, "The Macaya burrowing frog is one of several clinging on in the Massif de la Hotte." It is a hopeful article. It states that despite the excessive deforestation, in only 8 days, researchers have found just over half of known frog species - including a few that have not be documented for 20 years. This expedition is part of the global effort of Conservation International and the Amphibian Specialist Group to rediscover amphibians thought to be extinct (and they have found a few, including a salamander "not seen" for 70 years). I think that the best aspect of these finds in Haiti, is that the researchers are using the rediscovery of frogs to draw support for conservation of the few remaining forest patches. Frogs can serve as charismatic megafauna too.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12164264
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