| | | | | over the world are dying and in massive numbers |
| Did you know that frogs are now endagered species? | | | | including those in tropical countries. What the Sierra |
| An affliction has been besetting frogs all over the | | | | Nevada folks thought as an isolated case was |
| world and biologists say that this has something to do | | | | happening globally. That's the reason we no longer |
| with global warming. However at this stage, | | | | hear the "blidits" and the croaks nor see them |
| researchers still can't place it all in one solid | | | | hop-hop- hopping along the road as we pass by |
| explanation. One thing is for sure, frogs are dying | | | | the mountainsides. In fact, can you remember those |
| globally and in massive numbers at that. | | | | times when you saw bodies of frogs on the roads |
| Do you remember the time when you could hear | | | | obviously victims of hit and run incidents? |
| frogs croaking in unison. We never stopped to think | | | | Scientists have now devoted their time in researching |
| about it but sure enough we no longer hear those | | | | for answers and to find out what seems to be wiping |
| phenomenal frog conciertos anymore. As early as | | | | out these frogs on the face of the Earth. Actually, it's |
| 1996, the Sierra Nevada frogs were noticed to be | | | | no longer just a matter of frogs dying, the issue is now |
| decreasing in numbers. Whereas before, they croaked | | | | about biodiversity - where every living thing, even in |
| and leaped in abundance both in the low and high of | | | | the minutest of form is essential to maintain a balanced |
| the Sierra Nevada ranges, the last survey in 1999 | | | | ecology. |
| came up with only 2 Sierra frogs remaining. | | | | They have considered global warming and the rise in |
| In 2003, Conservationsts sued the Fish and Wildlife | | | | temperature. They have connected it to a certain |
| Services for refusing to list the frogs under the | | | | fungus but this fungus was supposed to have been |
| Endangered Species Protection program. They | | | | extinct a long time ago. Scientists remain baffled while |
| wanted to give the frogs protection from several | | | | frogs continue to die. |
| factors they considered as detrimental to the frogs | | | | If the next generation ever gets to read about the |
| existence, namely: grazing, recreation, dams and water | | | | frog prince, kids in the future will never get to see a |
| diversion, roads and predation. | | | | real frog and understand why the princess refused to |
| They scored a victory in 2006 when the Federal | | | | kiss it. |
| judge ordered the Fish and Wildlife Services to list the | | | | |
| Yellow-legged frog and the Yosemite toad under the | | | | For more information about the plight of these frogs, |
| Endangered Species Protection program. So they | | | | read a related article entitled "Sierra Frogs- Will They |
| thought, the problem will be kept under control. | | | | Survive Global Warming" by following this link. |
| Recent developments however showed that frogs all | | | | |