In Southern Brazil, there are tiny toad climate activists. With only 1,000 of them remaining, they halted construction of a hydroelectric dam that would have destroyed their only home. Literally—they can’t be found anywhere on earth but a small patch of forest in Southern Brazil.
The Story of the Tiny Toad Hero
From Mongabay.org
… the [tiny toad] is listed as critically endangered. In addition to climate change, the little toad suffers from the advance of agriculture and the threat of wildlife trafficking.
But this tiny hero doesn’t shy away from a challenge. In 2024, catastrophic floods swept through southern Brazil, submerging entire landscapes — including the fragile habitat this little survivor depends on. Did it make it through? Or was this finally too much?Michelle Abadie, a researcher who has been studying the species for more than 15 years, went to the field to find out. Mongabay joined her on this mission to discover why even the smallest creatures can have an outsized impact.
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