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    'Extinct' frog hops back into northern Israel

    JERUSALEM (AP) — A frog species believed to be extinct has hopped back into sight in northern Israel.

    Omri Gal of Israel's Nature and Parks Authority said Thursday the Hula Painted Frog was seen for the first time in 50 years this week. He said it was declared extinct.

    Gal said, "It's an amazing find, now we have a second chance to preserve the species."

    The frog is native to the Hula Valley, a swamp drained in the 1950s to stop malaria.

    Aquatic ecologist Dana Milstein says the frog was rare even before, and little is known about it. In the 1940s, a specimen ate a second frog, leading to speculation the species is cannibalistic.

    She credited rehydration of the area for the frog sighting and said more are likely in the reserve.

     
    • Bob C  •  6 mths ago
      Some frogs are able to hunker down in the mud of a drying waterhole and go into a state like hibernation. I wonder if these frogs are actually 50 years old... That would be amazing.
      • Kevin W 6 mths ago
        or the eggs? would be very fascinating!
    • TTown  •  6 mths ago
      Interesting, just shows that what we may think has been rendered extinct, may not be so. So, how do we know for sure an animal is extinct? Just because we haven't seen one in a while doesn't necessarily mean it's extinct. The animal may have wised up and decided to hide where humans can't find it.
      • geniusandinsanitywalkdown ... 6 mths ago
        Funny thing is, if you listen long enough, they are constantly putting new species on the endangered species list (even though many of these species were unheard of before last week)......There never were more than 100 spotted frogs in existence (it was a poorly evolved frog whose cousins all had better sight than this frog).
        .
        ecologists who want to save every species of frog, including the poorly adapted ones, even though it means new needed infrastructure will be blocked for decades
      • rose 6 mths ago
        yes they hiding from all the gun fire that goes on there they just cAnt decide which side of the line is safter
      • 1950 6 mths ago
        Easily Offended, there's a simple reason a previously "unheard of" species would be put on the endangered species list--if it's rare enough that it's just now being discovered, it's endangered by definition. It's a species that could easily become extinct if the habitat is destroyed, by accident or intention.
    • THawk  •  Houston, United States  •  6 mths ago
      This is actually good news. Frog populations around the world have been dwindling and many species have vanished. Thanks yahoo for sharing some good news for a change. :-)
    • Digger  •  6 mths ago
      So, in JERUSALEM, these frog died out, and now they have risen again? In JERUSALEM? Seems to be an epidemic. When my wife dies, I'm not burying her in Jerusalem!
      • budsy 6 mths ago
        good one dude .
      • Roderick 6 mths ago
        Jerusalem is not in northern Israel. As far as your wife's resurrection is concerned, no comment!
      • rose 6 mths ago
        thats really funny dude
    • me  •  6 mths ago
      I wonder where it was hiding all these years. Is it possible for an amphibian to go dormant for an extended length of time? If so, the return of wet conditions could simply have brought the frog out of dormancy...
      • S. ariasae 6 mths ago
        Read the story of "Old Rip", a frog which was dormant in a time capsule for just over 30 years.
      • geniusandinsanitywalkdown ... 6 mths ago
        Maybe there never were that many of this frog to begin with......With millions upon millions of frog species, there is no shortage of frogs, just a shortage of poorly evolved frogs that are eaten more by their predators than other more evolved species of frogs with better vision.....
        .
        Why do ecologists insist on trying to save species that havent evolved even if it means we have to halt most development of new infrastructure?
        .
        humans must suffer so we can help a poorly evolved frog?
      • Lee J 6 mths ago
        No one has said this frog was "poorly evolved" .I bet you think this frog should have evolved an opposible thumb and should be flying helicopters by now. Your understanding of evolution is "poorly evolved"
    • David D  •  Sioux Falls, United States  •  6 mths ago
      A very ribbuting story
      • Scott 6 mths ago
        Hey, I was gonna say that.....
    • FREEDOM FIGHTER  •  Detroit, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Extinct is extinct. They are Iranian spies.
    • D  •  Conroe, United States  •  6 mths ago
      It isn't the first time something returned from the dead there.
    • MW35215  •  6 mths ago
      Oh, and scientists thought the Alabama sturgeon was extinct but recently found 2 males on the flood side of Claiborne Lock and Dam. Said one had not been seen for 50 years and was extinct.
    • Robert  •  Miami, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Wow. Species comeback, and a new Muppet movie... What a great week for frogs!
    • DonPepe1972  •  6 mths ago
      Welcome back Hula frog!!!
    • Tina  •  Los Angeles, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Thats good news. We should protect them then!
    • HamsterH  •  New York, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Jeremiah was a Bull Frog...
    • maroon  •  Denver, United States  •  6 mths ago
      some good frog news
    • justin  •  De Kalb, United States  •  6 mths ago
      haha its like bender says, "im back baby'
    • FrederickJ  •  Guadalajara, Mexico  •  6 mths ago
      Great news considering the extinction threat to all amphibians now!
    • MC  •  Saginaw, United States  •  6 mths ago
      I seen a passenger pigeon the other day. He was sitting on top of my car.
    • Harry  •  Guaymas, Mexico  •  6 mths ago
      Me, Yes, frogs can be in the ground for years in areas where it may be desert conditions. I live part of the time in the Sonora desert in Mexico and it is sometimes a year or two until there is any significant rain. When there is lots of rains, thousands of tiny frogs pop up everywhere. It is amazing.
    • give me a break  •  6 mths ago
      welcome back little froggies!
    • MARCUS S  •  Los Angeles, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Keep the French away - They might eat it!
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