Will protecting an endangered toad trump Tanzania’s need for energy and development?
November 17th, 2010In the nineteen eighties, the Tanzanian government started eyeing a remote area of the Eastern Arcs, known as the Udzungwas, for a hydropower project. Unfortunately, this area includes the only known habitat of the Kihansi Spray Toad (Nectophrynoides asperginis) – five acres of wetlands where the spray and wind generated by falls produced a unique microclimate.
In this article, Maura R. O’Connor writes about the captive breeding program established in the US to help save the spray toad, and the elaborate recovery and reintroduction plan for the species.
Red the full story: www.guernicamag.com/features/2160/oconnor_11_15_10/
