# @leonardodicaprio on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb8gZrSvHiT
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11775076-leonardodicaprio-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-04-04T22:10:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Leonardo DiCaprio (@leonardodicaprio) — https://gondola.cc/leonardodicaprio

## Caption

A team of scientists led by centrojambatu discovered a new species of rocket frog in Intag Valley, nestled in one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. Sadly, the frogs’ irreplaceable home is slated for a large and destructive copper mining project.
 
For nearly 30 years, local communities have been protesting companies' plans to extensively mine the region, protecting themselves and the wildlife that shares their home, including species like this frog that live nowhere else in the world.
 
The local communities have proposed two potential names and are asking the world to vote: Rana Cohete Resistencia de Intag and Rana Cohete Condenada.
 
Rana Cohete Resistencia de Intag means Intag’s Resistance Rocket Frog, represents hope that the Ecuadorian government will recognize the rights of communities and nature by canceling the concession. The other name, Rana Cohete Condenada, means Doomed Rocket Frog and represents acceptance of the Ecuadorian court’s recent decision to destroy the frog’s home and endanger the biodiversity of all Intag.
 
You can vote at the link in bio. #SalvemosIntag

Photo Credit: Jambatu Amphibian Research and Conservation Center

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