May 12 2008
Frogs In Danger.
Sara Shipley Hiles of Defenders Magazine has produced a poignant article about the worldwide endangerment of amphibians. From a deadly fungus affecting hundreds of frogs in Panama to the disappearance of the leopard frogs in southern Missouri, the disappearance of our amphibians has reached epidemic proportions. Hiles quotes Kevin Zippel, the program officer for Amphibian Ark , which is a multi-million dollar project attempting to collect critically endangered amphibian species from the wild for breeding and safe-keeping in zoos and aquariums:
“It sounds like hyperbole, but really, this is the greatest conservation challenge humanity has ever faced. The world hasn’t seen an extinction crisis like this since the dinosaurs died out.”
Organizers of the Amphibian Conservation Action Plan , which is the umbrella organization under which Amphibian Ark falls, have dubbed 2008 the “Year Of The Frog” in their efforts to spread the word about the dangers facing one of our most lovable creatures.
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