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To: kinkblot who wrote (5)1/17/1999 1:40:00 PM
From: kinkblot  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 7
 
Last frog croaks.

news.bbc.co.uk

Pool dude died in his 'winter sleep', at the age of six. "He was getting on", said English Nature. "He was no tadpole."

But now there appear to be only two possible ways of re-establishing the species in Britain. One is to see if any do still exist, either in the wild or in captivity. The other is the remote possibility of using DNA from the final specimen. English Nature, the government's nature conservation adviser, is doubtful, but does not dismiss the idea entirely. "Jurassic Puddle ? It's early days - but it might conceivably be possible", said a spokesman.
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All is not lost. They've got the DNA, can wait for a leap forward.