This month we're joined by Trevor and Kyle Ritland, authors of the new book The Golden Toad: An Ecological Mystery and the Search for a Lost Species. The book explores the mysterious disappearance of the golden toad from its home in Costa Rica, and how Trevor and Kyle's lifelong fascination with the species led them to investigate its disappearance. They discuss this experience and how it fits into the global amphibian crisis that has emerged in recent decades. We also grapple with the implications of species extinctions, and the ecological grief that accompanies it. Resources discussed in this episode:

The Golden Toad book

findthegoldentoad.com

The Golden Toad Goodreads

The Golden Toad on Bookshop.org

Trevor's Instagram

Kyle's Instagram

Adventure Term Instagram

Adventure Term Facebook

Adventure Term Twitter 

Children's Eternal Rain Forest

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