I Read Stories: Environmental Disturbances by Anita Goveas

Environmental Disturbances by Anita Goveas in Sinking City

Marcella got some frogs when she was young and went on to study biology. Her first research trip is out to Mangalore, where she has family, and she is studying the frogs, who are an environmental bio-indicator.

Sadly her boss is tempted by a large research grant from a mining company. But she has local contacts and the frogs are uniquely disease resistant. They put together a protest.

And maybe it helps her understand and connect her Mum and uncle Filip back home too.

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