Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

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Photo: A writer and a researcher organize extinct frog specimens at the breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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A writer and a researcher organize extinct frog specimens at the breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: A scientist shows the deep freeze in his lab, which contains the DNA of all the frogs in their collection, a kind of frozen ark.

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A scientist shows the deep freeze in his lab, which contains the DNA of all the frogs in their collection, a kind of frozen ark.

Photo: A scientist shows the deep freeze in his lab, which contains the DNA of all the frogs in their collection, a kind of frozen ark.

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A scientist shows the deep freeze in his lab, which contains the DNA of all the frogs in their collection, a kind of frozen ark.

Photo: Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: A scientist holds a captive frog at the breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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A scientist holds a captive frog at the breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: A scientist holds a captive frog at the breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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A scientist holds a captive frog at the breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Scientists examine frogs at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Scientists examine frogs at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: A scientist examines and feeds captive frogs at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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A scientist examines and feeds captive frogs at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Amphibian specimens at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Amphibian specimens at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

An endangered marsupial frog (Gastrotheca litonedis) in the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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An endangered marsupial frog (Gastrotheca litonedis) in the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Jars of extinct amphibian species from the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Jars of extinct amphibian species from the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Jars of extinct amphibian species from the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Jars of extinct amphibian species from the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: An extinct frog species specimen at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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An extinct frog species specimen at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Jars of extinct amphibian species from the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Jars of extinct amphibian species from the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Jars of extinct amphibian species from the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Jars of extinct amphibian species from the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Jars of extinct amphibian species from the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Jars of extinct amphibian species from the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Extinct species of amphibians on display at Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Scientists examine and feed frogs at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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Scientists examine and feed frogs at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

A captive, endangered marsupial frog (Gastrotheca litonedis) at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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A captive, endangered marsupial frog (Gastrotheca litonedis) at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

A scientist holds an endangered San Lucas marsupial frog (Gastrotheca pseustes) at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito's Catholic University, Ecuador.

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A scientist holds an endangered San Lucas marsupial frog (Gastrotheca pseustes) at the captive breeding facility known as Balsa de los Sapos, or Amphibian Ark, at Quito’s Catholic University, Ecuador.

Photo: Atelopes ignescens, one of many extinct Atelopus species in the collection at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador in Quito.

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Atelopes ignescens, one of many extinct Atelopus species in the collection at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador in Quito.

Photo: A biologist at the amphibian lab of Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador in Quito.

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A biologist at the amphibian lab of Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador in Quito.

Photo: A team inside the amphibian lab of Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador in Quito.

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A team inside the amphibian lab of Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador in Quito.

Photo: The coordinator of Balsa de los Sapos (Amphibian Ark) Initiative displays Atelopus ignescens, one of many extinct Atelopus species in the collection at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador in Quito.

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The coordinator of Balsa de los Sapos (Amphibian Ark) Initiative displays Atelopus ignescens, one of many extinct Atelopus species in the collection at Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador in Quito.

An endangered Azuay marsupial frog (Gastrotheca litonedis) is propagated in captivity by Balsa de los Sapos, the "amphibian ark" at Pontificia Universidad Cat—lica del Ecuador in Quito.

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An endangered Azuay marsupial frog (Gastrotheca litonedis) is propagated in captivity by Balsa de los Sapos, the “amphibian ark” at Pontificia Universidad Cat—lica del Ecuador in Quito.

Photo: A biologist at the amphibian lab of Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador in Quito.

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A biologist at the amphibian lab of Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador in Quito.

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