In the vastness of India are hidden wonders that leave even seasoned travellers like us stunned. One of the first things we learnt in the New Year was in the Western Ghats of Kerala, under rotting logs lives a tiny frog which is not found anywhere else in the world.
This Scroll article says, “The galaxy frog measures just 2 centimetres-3.5 centimetres and lives only in the southern Western Ghats, where it nestles under logs and stones on the forest floor at elevations above 900 metres…. “Named after their stunning resemblance to images of space, these beautiful yet rare frogs are unlike anything else on our tiny corner of the universe,” said KP Rajkumar, lead author of the study and fellow of the Zoological Society of London’s EDGE of Existence Programme…. These frogs represent the sole member of their genus on the evolutionary tree of life, making them classified as an evolutionarily distinct and globally endangered or EDGE species, a designation for the world’s most unique threatened species. The species is currently listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.”
But in this era where’s one self worth is measured in terms of the photos one posts on social media, it is not enough for people to inhabit the same country with this wonderful create. Instead, what we learn from The Scroll is:
“An anonymous informant reported that multiple photographer groups had visited the site between June 2020 and April 2021. According to the informant’s account, photographers turned over logs to find the frogs, used high-intensity flash photography and handled multiple individuals without gloves – practices that can cause dehydration and stress to the frogs as well as risk disease transmission.
Groups of four to six photographers would each photograph the same individuals, with sessions lasting approximately four hours. The informant reported that two small frogs died during photography sessions…”
Given how affluent Indians behave to wreck their own country, hostile foreign powers must be thinking that they can take it easy in 2026 and let social media continue to tear apart most things that make India special.
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