[jsanders2001]

She comes from affluence (these types always are). Good bio info about her:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/careers/careers-leadership/christiana-figueres-passionate-and-impatient-about-climate/article21066366/?page=all

[az_gila]

Even the fancy story about her kids visiting the forest from the link you provided is not conclusive...

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/3172/0

Its restricted range, global warming, chytridiomycosis and airborne pollution probably contributed to this species’ extinction.

But of course she is convinced it's AGW... The fact it only existed in a small 1.5 sq mile area is irrelevant.