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A beautifully rich and personal exploration of the plight of amphibians and the people working to save them. Moore's book proves him not just a fantastic photographer but an excellent reporter and compelling storyteller. Such a vital part of the natural world, amphibians are lucky to have this artist on their side. -- Jennifer S. Holland, NYT best-selling author of Unlikely Friendships and Unlikely Loves. Her latest book is Unlikely Heroes.
A magnificent record of the global hunt for "lost" frog species.
Dr. Robin Moore has a passion for frogs and a fascination with finding new and "lost" species. In 2010, he spearheaded the worldwide "Search for Lost Frogs" campaign, which coordinated the efforts of 33 teams of scientists in 19 countries on five continents in a quest to find 100 species of amphibian not seen in over a decade.
In Search of Lost Frogs is a stunning record of Moore's journey and what he and his team did (or did not) find. The book is overflowing with exquisite close-up photographs by Moore that display the frogs' remarkable coloring and camouflage, and reveal their diminutive size -- many of the frogs are less than 5 cm long, if that. Moore's engaging text tells the story of the expedition, its highs and lows, discoveries and failures, and the campaign's ongoing work.
The book's first half covers what frogs do for the health of the planet, the slippery slope of extinction, what is being done to monitor frog populations and find lost species, the Lazarus project (which aims to "revive" lost species) and the author's career-long resolve to find the Mesopotamia Beaked Toad.
The second half of the book is about the searches. Moore describes the struggles, victories and dangers as well as the science. He takes readers along as his team trudge through rainforest, climb mountains and paddle rivers in search of the lost frogs, some not seen for more than a century. He tells a story of perseverance, disappointment, rediscovery, resilience, but ultimately of hope, written with passion and illustrated with superb photographs. And a surprise ending: they found 15 lost frogs.
They include:
- In Ecuador, the Rio Pescado Stubfoot Toad, not seen since 1995
- In Haiti, six rediscoveries, including the Ventriloquial Frog and Mozart's Frog, both lost for 20 years
- In India, the Dehradun Stream Frog, last seen (and only once) in 1985; the Elegant Tree Frog (1937); the Chalazodes Bubble Nest Frog (1874); the Anamalai Dot-Frog (1938)
- In Democratic Republic of Congo, the Omaniundu Reed Frog (1979)
- In Ivory Coast, the Mount Nimba Reed Frog (1967).
Naturalists, lovers of all things frog, schools and interested general readers will enjoy the stunning photographs, the science and the adventurous stories of discovery.
- Sales Rank: #739907 in Books
- Published on: 2014-09-11
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.75" h x .88" w x 7.50" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 256 pages
Review
The (Lost Frogs) project culminated in a gorgeous book that's filled with beautiful images and the harrowing tales of hunting for these amphibians. But most importantly, the book shares the science behind what frogs disappearing around the globe means for planet Earth. It is told in a compelling prose that draws you in and keeps you there for the duration of the book -- and will likely leave you wanting for more. (Jaymi Heimbuch Mother Nature Network 2014-10-30)
We've lost 52 percent the planet's wildlife in the past 40 years, and while it's easy to raise awareness of, say, the plight of the polar bear, it is far harder to make people care about frogs. (Moore) relies upon more than eye-catching photographs to convince people that amphibians are worthy of our protection. He's wrapped 70,000 words around his 400 photographs, sharing the wonder of the animals and explaining the vital role they play in countless ecosystems. (Pete Brook Wired 2014-10-02)
The (Search for Lost Frogs) campaign was wildly successful. In a year, scientists in froggy parts of the world found 20 of the "lost" frogs--one of which had last been seen in 1874. Frogs got more media scrutiny than at any time since Noah's Ark. And now Mr. Moore has written an excellent account of the campaign--full of passionate scientists, wild landscapes and exquisite pictures of these luminous creatures that for once are getting the attention they deserve. (The Economist 2014-11-08)
With stories and more than 400 photos in his debut book, award-winning conservation photographer Moore seeks to raise the profile of frogs in the consciousness of a public largely unaware that in recent years "amphibians have been at the forefront of the largest mass extinction event since the dinosaurs disappeared." As director of the amphibian program at Conservation International, Moore spearheaded an international effort to search for species feared to be extinct. Following Moore on his global odyssey and riding the rollercoaster of his hopes, disappointments and triumphs brings the reader closer to his beloved frogs. As he searches for remaining forests in the ravished Haitian landscape, tracks vanished species amid the continuing political conflict in northern Colombia, and discovers seeds of a cultural narrative wrapped up in the mysteries surrounding the Hula Painted Frog of Israel, Moore also seeks to untangle the complex knot of fragile ecosystems tied up with struggling
economies, political strife, and climate change. In this part travelogue, part adventure story, and part zoological journal, Moore doesn't shy away from sharing his personal experiences, thoughts and humor, and thus succeeds in transferring his passion and enthusiasm to readers. (Publishers Weekly 2014-11-14)
This book is in many ways a reflection of the entire state of the planet's health, just as amphibians are often used to reflect the state of the waterways they inhabit. Much has been lost and there's still plenty to lose, but within all of the mourning and nostalgia there's also some hope; there are still discoveries yet to be made. (Wild Magazine 2014-11-01)
Informative, entertaining, and colorfully illustrated... This is a superb resource for general readers and for specialists with advanced training in herpetology. It not only makes fascinating reading but also provides numerous, excellent color photos of rare frogs and salamanders. Highly recommended. All readership levels and libraries. (E. D. Keiser, University of Mississippi Choice 2015-05-01)
About the Author
Since gaining a PhD in biodiversity conservation, Robin Moore has been a powerful voice for amphibian conservation with the Amphibian Survival Alliance. Robin Moore, a Fellow of the International League of Conservation Photographers, is an award-winning conservation photographer whose pictures regularly appear on the pages of National Geographic, among other publications.
Excerpt. � Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
PROLOGUE
On a late September day in 2007, three miles above the equator in southern Ecuador, I joined a team of scientists on a quest to find a small black frog. We hiked across windswept peaks under cotton-wool clouds billowing in a sapphire sky--the air so thin that it made my head pound and my lungs ache--in search of a creature no bigger than my thumb. The frog had not been seen in two decades; its disappearance had been as sudden as it was mysterious. The frog was posthumously named after the Quechua word for sadness, to lament the loss of frogs from cool streams and glassy pools across South America and beyond. It was my first search for a lost frog, but just one step of a bigger journey.
The following year in the shallows downstream I saw my first corpse. She was also a harlequin frog, but a different kind--with brilliant yellow on black, she was as beautiful in death as in life. Her stillness was broken only by the rhythmic wash of water on splayed limbs, and onto her back clung a male--oblivious to her passing--trying to mate. They were among the last of a species new to science. As her rigid limbs were squeezed into a jar filled with frogs like pickled eggs back at the lab in Quito, she took her place in a growing queue of species to be named and mourned. Her companion would join her just weeks later; both of their lives taken by a silent killer that was on the move, from Costa Rica to Ecuador and Australia to California.
The slow tug of nostalgia for lost amphibians punctuated by jolts of grief at the sight of dead frogs transformed a childhood passion, nurtured in the peat bogs of the Scottish highlands, into a global quest to unravel one of the most compelling mysteries of our time: what was happening to the amphibians?
My quest led me in 2010 to spearhead an unprecedented coordinated and global search for frogs, salamanders and the lesser-known caecilians. Over six months more than a hundred biologists slashed through thick jungle, waded up rivers and hiked remote mountain passes, from Borneo to Brazil, Colombia to Congo and Israel to India, faced with long odds and often miserable conditions and armed with boots, headlamps and dogged determination to find some of the most elusive creatures on earth. I was lucky enough to join some of these searches, to feel the pangs of disappointment and the thrill of discovery in some of the most remote and uncharted corners of the world.
On the following pages I invite you to join me on my journey as it unfolds in three parts. It begins in the back gardens and remote moors of Scotland, where my search for elusive frogs and newts in garden ponds to misty peat bogs ignited a passion that fueled a quest to unravel the mystery of vanishing frogs from Central and North America to Australia; their disappearance sometimes so rapid that not even a corpse was left to mark their existence. In the second part of the story we embark on a journey with scientists around the world in search of frogs and other amphibians not seen in decades, before taking a step back to consider, in the final part, what the successes and the failures mean in the grander scheme of things. It is a story of rediscovery, reinvention and hope; a story about the fine line between life and death, and what it is telling us about the sixth mass extinction on earth.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
A story that needs to be told
By Alex Shepack
This is an excellent book whether you have a passing interest in amphibians or have dedicated your life to studying them. Robin Moore's retelling of the Search For Lost Frogs initiative coupled with his amazing photography provides a great introduction to the alarming decline of amphibians occurring worldwide. Hopefully this book will be a springboard for even more discussion and attention towards the tragic amphibian extinctions happening right under our noses.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Absolutely loved it!
By Clara Hodiamont
The book is as suspenseful as any thriller, funny and sad and well written. It gives a good overview of various theories regarding the dramatic decline of amphibians worldwide without ever being boring or dry. The stories about the search of lost frogs are nail-biting and I couldn't put the book down. The pictures are stunning and show an amazing variety of gorgeous amphibians. I haven't been as excited about a nature/travel/weird-and-wonderful-creatures book since Last Chance to See.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
... Moore's In Search of Lost Frogs for just another beautiful coffee table book
By Wendy E. Townsend
Please don't mistake Robin Moore's In Search of Lost Frogs for just another beautiful coffee table book. The photos and writing tell a big story –one that engages, inviting us to follow. It is a culmination of a life's work driven by passion for amphibians, and for where they live, which is just about everywhere. Portraits of amphibians show us that each frog, each salamander, is a non-human being. Who could not help but smile, looking at the Green Rain Frog, with her fingers laced and expression that's so open, or the Giant Palm Salamander, peering into the camera lens as though asking, "Who are you?"
Of childhood summers spent searching for frogs and their kin, Moore says, "...each year the heartbeat of the wild, untamed land pulses through me a little stronger and the belief grows that, for those who are willing to stop and listen, the amphibians have something important to say."
Indeed, they do, and with Lost Frogs, Moore gives them a voice.
To read this book and look at the photographs is to understand that the author's passion extends to life on earth, for we are all part of the biosphere, and everyone is affected by what happens to animals and nature. It makes perfect sense that Moore's PhD is in biodiversity conservation.
Told in first person, present tense, Lost Frogs is a story that takes us to places where amphibians live –or not. In the United States, we ride a day and a half on horseback, into the Sierra Nevada to lakes where Mountain Yellow-legged Frogs are dying –where clouds of mosquitoes make head nets essential-- and where one biologist has been working for nearly two decades to find out why. In Colombia we follow a stream through a steamy tropical forest to see pale green, near transparent Glass Frogs, deep red Poison Dart Frogs, and then, a new species of red-eyed toad. In Ecuador we hike high into the Andes where the cold wind doesn't let up and the air is thin –yet humid—to spend hours following another stream, searching for the Lime-Green Harlequin Frog.
Not only do we get to meet amphibians, but people, too, like biologists and journalists who are sometimes funny, mostly eccentric, and always utterly dedicated to their work. Photos capture joy and excitement in discovery –in a frog clinging to eyeglasses—concern and dedication –injecting a microchip to track a frog—satisfaction and pride --in discovery of a new species-- and deep sadness in looking out across a land where frogs once thrived.
Perfectly woven into the story of the search, the author gives an overview of each region's natural and human history that enables a better understanding of how ecosystems have been, and continue to be impacted by human expansion, conflict, politics, and economics. We see more clearly what happened to Haiti's environment, why parts of the Colombian forest have stayed protected, but are now threatened, and why, in Israel, a vast, beautiful lake was drained.
The sudden disappearance of frogs got people talking about amphibians as "canaries in a coal mine," but not really understanding how and why. Moore affirms that there is no "silver bullet" cure, and what's happening to frogs is a "lethal cocktail" of "habitat loss, disease and climate change," with stress as a factor in weakening immune systems, thereby decreasing the ability to fight infectious diseases like the chytrid fungus. Thus, it's clear that conservation of biodiversity is important, because it is the bio-diverse ecosystem that is best able to survive disease.
Moore's discussion of the lethal cocktail and the tenacity of fungi lets us see how we could be affected. Bats, bees, coral reefs, and snakes are also dying from fungal infection. It is a solid wake-up call. But because of the positive tone and clarity of the writing, we don't feel helpless; we are inspired and ask what can we do?
For starters, Moore proposes a shift in attitude toward wildlife. Of a species in question, he speaks about our tendency “to ask first, ‘what good is it?’ before deciding whether it is worth saving.”
We need to see that wild animals have the right to live for their own sakes, regardless of any value to us. Terry Tempest Williams says, “To honor wildlands and wild lives that we may never see, much less understand, is to acknowledge the world does not revolve around us.”
It is a shift in attitude we can create that will energize us and make the actual work of conservation and habitat restoration totally doable. The work of conservation is going on around the world. Frame of Mind, co-founded by Moore, is one program that connects young people to their environment through photography and storytelling. It is a success story that's growing.
Perhaps the big take-away question comes from a twelve-year old Haitian girl, a participant in the Frame of Mind program who asks the Environment Minister, “What is your reforestation policy for Parc La Visite?”
Children come into the world with inherent curiosity, ready to explore. The discovery of a pond, a stream, a bit of forest –a frog, turtle, dragonfly –a squirrel in the park—fills a child with wonder, and that is a gift. It is a gift Moore wants present and future generations to have. With Lost Frogs, Moore opens the dialogue to us, inviting us to join the conversation and the efforts to save these delightful creatures –and ourselves.
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