Saving one of South Africa's most endangered frogs
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It's one of South Africa's most endangered amphibians and its habitat is rapidly shrinking. Earth Touch has been tracking the work of conservationists who are racing against time to save the critically endangered Pickersgill's reed frog (Hyperolius pickersgilli). Here's an inside look at what it takes to save a species.
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