The Bald Head Island Conservancy is opening a new Barrier Island Study Center on Bald Head Island, NC this April 9th.
The Study Center is impressive because it will be the first community-based research facility of its kind in the nation. This means that the research will not only enhance our understanding of barrier islands, the data will be shared with the scientific community and general public on a national and even international scale.
“One of the most exciting things about genetic research is how much it has taught us about the diversity of life on Earth. Case in point: the as-yet-unnamed frog species pictured here. It looks so much like New York City’s other leopard frogs that scientists overlooked it for years, but by examining its DNA, researchers have shown that this little creature is actually an entirely new species.”
Known as the “Lost Amphibians”, National Geographic chronicles some of the virtually extinct amphibians that conservationists hope are still hiding out somewhere in the world.
Read up at National Geographic
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