Alarming Amphibian Decline

[Friday on my mind]

http://www.nwf.org/frogwatchUSA/content_decline-11-04.cfm

A new global assessment of the status of amphibians, including frogs, toads, and salamanders, across the globe has recently been released. The three-year study, including surveys from over 60 countries, assessed the 5,743 known amphibian species and found that almost one-third (32%) of all amphibian species are facing extinction. As many as 168 species may already be extinct, with an estimated 122 extinct just since 1980. An additional 1,900 could soon face the same fate.


I saw a story about this last night on the CNN series "Planet in peril".
Here is a short video from that story and it is alarming.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2008/08/12/simon.pip.frogs.cnn

 

[Jagger69]

It's funny how while I watched the video I kept thinking what they finally mentioned at the end....could man be next? A fungus....hmmmmm. Sounds like the mosquito may end up inheriting the Earth.

Interesting and troubling story.

 

[squallumz]

yeah, ive seen things about this the last few months or so. its quite depressing.

 

[BlueBalls]

The cockroaches shall rule the earth

 

[Legzman]

Further proof that humans have fucked this planet up far more than all other species combined that came before us! Hell never before has a one species been solely responsible for the extinction of another yet we humans are responsible for at least thousands of extinct species if not hundreds of thousands. Makes me sick.

 

[maildude]

This has been going on for some time now. It began when some grade school science class was out somewhere and found a bunch of deformed frogs. It's gone on from there. Has anyone else noticed the huge decline in earthworms over the last several years?

 

[mongo18]

As long as it's only the alarming amphibians that are declining I think we'll be ok...

 

[Torre82]

This has been going on for some time now. It began when some grade school science class was out somewhere and found a bunch of deformed frogs. It's gone on from there. Has anyone else noticed the huge decline in earthworms over the last several years?

Yes, actually..

During my many trips to the middle of the earth I often find fewer and fewer worms of all sorts in the dirt. But.. BUT.. I never formed the connection between it all...

MY G_D! We need a HERO! TO SAVE US!

 

[tartanterrier]

The French might have a problem with that.What will they eat for dinner :helpme: