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“When I found the newt egg masses attached to the reed, I realized that this species had somehow been able to survive despite the fire. That, and the new vegetation growth, gave me hope that the ecosystem would rebound and perhaps our target species, the California red-legged frog, had also weathered the event.” — John Cleckler, fish and wildlife biologist, USFWS.