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  To coincide with the final days of the climate negotiations in Paris, the Vatican has permitted St. Peter’s Basilica to be turned into a huge backdrop for a   conservation-themed art installation , with huge images of various species being projected on to the building, including mammals, fish, insects and amphibians. One of the projected amphibians is believed to have dwindled down to a population of one—and the sole survivor lives in Atlanta, Ga. For  Fiat Lux: Illuminating Our Common Home ,  National Geographic photographers had their work projected onto the walls of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Renaissance church located within Vatican City, along with selections from   Joel Sartore’s Photo Ark , a project supported by the National Geographic Society that aims to bring attention to the plight of animals at the hands of human beings. An extension of the riveting film   Racing Extinction , giant images of various   creatures covered ...

Vatican projects huge images of wild animals on to St Peter's Basilica to highlight conservation issues. http://bbc.in/1YXa2PQ Posted by BBC News on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Here is a clip from St Peter's Basilica at the   ‪#‎ Vatican‬   yesterday ... 'St Frank' has always been my favorite with his passion for animals. I think it is a bold and courageous move for Pope Francis to not only allow the powerful images of these endangered animals to be displayed but also to include this event as part of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy ... over a million people were there. This clip contains a picture of the last known Rabbs' Fringe-limbed Tree Frog, whic h resides here at Atlanta Botanical Garden ( ‪#‎ atlantabg‬ ) and includes the call I was able to record of him last December. The first time the species was ever recorded. His story is so sad, potentially being the last of his species, but his story is getting out there and strengthening the conservation ...

 (Image by @joelsartore ) The last known Rabbs' Fringe-limbed Tree Frog, Ecnomiohyla rabborum, which resides in the #frogPOD here at the Atlanta Botanical Garden and images of many other endangered species from around the world were projected on the face of St Peter's Basilica today. The call of this frog, such was recorded in the frogPOD was played while his image was displayed to 1.5 million people below. #Ecnomiohylarabborum #Ecnomiohyla #EndangeredSpecies #Endling #RacingExtinction #ProjectingChange

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Rabbs' Fringe Limbed Tree Frog from central Panama. Only one remains — pictured above — a male who resides in the Garden's frogPOD. Photo by Joel Sartore, National Geographic. In June, Louie Psihoyos , Academy Award winning documentary film-maker for his movie  The Cove , was at the Garden with his crew to film our amphibian collections for his upcoming film Racing Extinction (@Extinction_OPS). The film, due out in 2015, brings awareness to the global extinction crisis, much like how his amazing documentary brought awareness to the plight of the dolphins in Japan. We were honored to be asked to contribute to this project, which will undoubtedly bring the extinction crisis — arguably effecting the amphibians most of all — to the awareness of the general public. To promote awareness of the extinction crisis and the upcoming film, a 30 story high visual saga was projected on the side of the UN building in NYC last weekend. The project is called #ProjectingChange. A video of...

We're on the road documenting endangered species with @joelsartore #ops6 pic.twitter.com/NAcOdqVcDD — Racing Extinction (@Extinction_OPS) May 13, 2014 Looking forward to Louis' next feature documentary ... the next one "Racing Extinction" will feature the frogs in the frogPOD!

Louie Psihoyos, documentary film-maker who was awarded an Oscar (best documentary) for his film 'The Cove', is completing a new documentary on the global endangered species crisis. Louie's own personal concerns for the environment are reflected in his film topics and in the founding of the Oceanic Preservation Society. The Cove brought awareness to the continued slaughter of dolphins in Taitzi Bay, which is estimated at over 20,000 dolphin/year. His next documentary will highlight the imperiled species from around the world. The amphibian component will feature our Amphibian Conservation Program and was filmed in the frogPOD. The frogPOD houses, in isolation from other amphibians, one of the rarest assemblages of amphibians — all rescued from a chytrid fungus outbreak in Central Panama in 2005. Not the most spacious of places to film, but it worked. I will be sure to post when the movie is released. Here are some pictures from the filming. Joel Sartore, Nation Geogr...