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Published online 26 March 2008 | Nature 452, 394-395 (2008) | doi:10.1038/452394a
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Bagged and boxed: it's a frog's life
As many amphibians face the very real threat of being completely wiped out by disease, climate change and pollution, Emma Marris looks at a controversial approach to save some of them in glass boxes.
With bright orange freckles and tiny proportions, the Carrikeri harlequin frog population spotted earlier this month delighted its discoverers with more than its good looks. The creatures (Atelopus carrikeri ), found in the remote mountainous Paramo region of Colombia, had not been seen in 14 years and were feared extinct.
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Excellent article except for one letter of one word in the first paragraph; the country is 'Colombia' not 'Columbia'.