Africa Geographic
November 2008; Vol. 16, No. 10
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Africa Geographic (2008).
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Perfect-Bound Magazine
This issue of Africa Geographic features a 6-page article (pp52-57) about the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan, its Amphibian Ark initiative, and the 2008 International Year of the Frog. The article features several Malagasy species, including photographs of Boophis pyrrhus, Heterixalus boettgeri, Boophis septentrionalis, and on the cover of the magazine Boophis viridis. The article by Tim Jackson is entitled "Croak!" and features photographs by Marius Burger.
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Article Summary from page 52
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Amphibians have been around for more than 360 million years, but, if efforts are not made to conserve them, the days of many species may be numbered. In 2005, in response to a chilling report released by the World Conservation Union, scientists formulated the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan, which set up a captive-breeding initiative called Amphibian Ark. As part of an international awareness campaign, it has declared 2008 the Year of the Frog. Tim Jackson reports.
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