BLINDCAT AND TADPOLE: A Creative Collaboration in Biodiversity

April 15, 2025 • by Nicole Elmer
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Left: book cover Right: (from left to right) Bianka Santillan, illustrator; Lisa Johansson, author; Dean Hendrickson, peer-reviewer; Andy Gluesenkamp, peer-reviewer. Standing in front of the headwaters of the San Felipe Creek, Del Rio, TX.


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The Mexican Blindcat mural in Del Rio, Texas by Roger Peet for the Center for Biological Diversity's Endangered Species Mural Project, in collaboration with the Casa De La Cultura, Del Rio.

Anatomy diagram of a Mexican Blindcat. Photo by Jean Krejca, Zara Environmental LLC.

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Left: Limestone terrain surrounding Lake Amistad, Del Rio, TX. The Mexican Blindcat was found in a cave by Amistad Reservoir. Right: Lisa on a karst hike near Lake Amistad. Scientists, Park Rangers, and volunteers searched the area for new caves and potential habitats for Mexican Blindcats.

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