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Editorial<br />
FrogLog<br />
I<br />
would like to begin this edition by thanking all those people that<br />
have been involved in making <strong>the</strong> new FrogLog format such a great<br />
success. Over <strong>the</strong> last two months FrogLog 97 has received our highest<br />
number of online readers yet, with almost 8000 people accessing <strong>the</strong><br />
Issuu version alone and of course many copies being <strong>download</strong>ed from<br />
our web site. With your help we look forward to continuing to develop<br />
FrogLog into a publication that is both informative and enjoyable to read.<br />
As we outlined In FrogLog 96, <strong>the</strong> new FrogLog format was phase 1 of<br />
our efforts to provide communication opportunities for our community.<br />
The next step was <strong>the</strong> development of a new web site which we are<br />
pleased to announce will be going live in <strong>the</strong> next couple weeks. This<br />
web site has been developed in consultation with Regional Chairs<br />
in order to produce a tool that we hope will be utilized in a similar<br />
fashion to FrogLog. Like FrogLog, <strong>the</strong> web site is aimed to showcase <strong>the</strong><br />
incredible work being undertaken on a daily basis by individuals and<br />
groups dedicated to preserving amphibians. The web site will continue<br />
to develop to meet <strong>the</strong> needs of our members and we are always open to<br />
hearing about what resources and tools you would like made available.<br />
Finally I would like to thank <strong>the</strong> many contributors to this edition<br />
which focuses on Mainland Asia. This incredibly diverse region<br />
continues to provide us with amazing discoveries such as <strong>the</strong> 12<br />
new frog species and three lost species recently found in <strong>the</strong> Western<br />
Ghats and reported last week in <strong>the</strong> world’s media. Efforts such as <strong>the</strong><br />
Lost <strong>Amphibian</strong>s of India campaign, spearheaded by Prof. S.D. Biju,<br />
help to draw public attention to <strong>the</strong> issues facing global amphibian<br />
populations and we look forward to hearing of more discoveries<br />
from this inspiring team and o<strong>the</strong>rs like it. We hope you enjoy<br />
reading about <strong>the</strong>se and o<strong>the</strong>r efforts under way in Mainland Asia.<br />
James P. Lewis<br />
ASG Program Coordinator<br />
ASG & EDITORIAL COMMITTEE<br />
James P. Collins<br />
ASG Co-Chair<br />
Claude Gascon<br />
ASG Co-Chair<br />
Robin D. Moore<br />
ASG Program Officer<br />
James P. Lewis<br />
ASG Program Coordinator<br />
Editorial Office<br />
Conservation International<br />
2011 Crystal Drive, Suite<br />
500, Arlington, VA 22202<br />
USA<br />
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recycle. FrogLog Vol. 98 | September 2011 | 3