Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare frogs on private land

Almost two-thirds of Australia is privately owned. But most of our scientific understanding of how threatened species are ...
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Experts raise red flags on concerning issue caused by sightseers in nature areas: 'We risk them disappearing'

"Unlike anything else on our tiny corner of the universe." Experts raise red flags on concerning issue caused by sightseers ...
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The tragic cost of wildlife photography: Rare and beautiful galaxy frogs threatened by photo tourism

A striking photograph of the rare Galaxy frog (Melanobatrachus indicus) is drawing attention to the latest report from global conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London). The paper, ...
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Unethical photographers have become a threat to these tiny, starlit frogs

One of the world’s most dazzling amphibians is under threat from unregulated photography trips, scientists have warned, after an entire group went missing from their rainforest home. The galaxy frog, ...
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Photography Tourism Threatens India’s Rare, Star-Spangled Galaxy Frog

Seven rare frogs vanished from a study site after several groups of nature photographers visited their conservation area in the Western Ghats. Nature and wildlife photographers often are amongst the ...
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Rare 'galaxy frogs' are feared to have been killed after photographers destroyed their habitat

A group of rare 'galaxy' frogs have disappeared and are feared to have been killed after photographers reportedly destroyed their habitats. The tiny star-speckled Melanobatrachus indicus is the only ...
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Endangered Galaxy Frogs Are Disappearing Because Tourist Photographers Disrupted Their Habitats

Galaxy frogs, a rare and endangered species named after the star-like speckles on their dark-colored bodies, have disappeared from a study site in the Western Ghats, India Several groups of ...