USAID lauds 2 Filipino biologists, botanist for path-finding discoveries in Mindanao – Manila Bulletin
(Photo from USAID Philippines) The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Philippines has commended biologists Kier Mitchel Pitogo and Aljohn Jay Saavedra for rediscovering a rare frog that was last seen almost three decades ago. The brightly colored Guttman’s stream frogs were believed to be extinct until they were rediscovered living in the forest of Mount Busa. They were first seen in the wild in 1993. “USAID supports Filipino scientists who are making discoveries in Philippine biodiversity,” the agency said in a statement posted on Facebook March 12. “Deep in t...
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