Biologists have rediscovered the 'starry night' harlequin toad in Colombia nearly three decades after the species was largely wiped out by a deadly fungal pathogen.
While the"starry night" subspecies was lost to scientists since 1991, it was never lost to the indigenous Arhuaco people of the Sogrome community in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, who call it"gouna," according to the conservation.
The starry night harlequin toad has been rediscovered in Colombia after largely vanishing in 1991 from a deadly fungal pathogen."We manage our resources and conserve our home as the law of origin dictates, which means that we live in balance with Mother Earth and all of the life here," Chaparro said.
Biologists went in expecting to find one individual toad but instead came across a population of about 30, said Fundación Atelopus Vice President and biologist José Luis Pérez-González. The starry night harlequin toad has been rediscovered in Colombia after largely vanishing in 1991 from a deadly fungal pathogen.The partnership among the groups is a"powerful" example about how working with indigenous and local communities can help scientists rediscover and better understand how species survive, Lina Valencia, Colombia conservation officer at Global Wildlife Conservation, said in a statement.
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