Rescue missions underway to save Haiti's species from mass extinctions
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 17:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Haiti is on the brink of an era of mass extinctions similar to the time when dinosaurs and many other species suddenly disappeared from the Earth, reports a biologist at Penn State University, who is announcing today the establishment of a species-rescue program for Haiti's threatened frogs and other species, including captive-breeding and gene-preservation efforts.