FANTASTIC NEWS: Hula painted frog back from the abyss

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For sixty years the Israel painted frog, Palestinian painted frog or hula painted frog (Discoglossus nigriventer) has been held up as a black example of how mankind's meddling with the environment destroys species.

The deliberate draining of the Hula Marsh destroyed several species of fish, and until yesterday it was thought that this frog species was also gone forever.

However, a routine patrol at Ha'Hula lake found an unknown frog, and scientists have confirmed that it is one of this species!