Ashotep Posted May 23, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 23, 2013 A study released Wednesday said that North American frogs, toads and other amphibious animals are disappearing so quickly that they are on track to be extinct from their natural habitats by 2033. According to the Denver Post, the study — which was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey — said that these types of animal populations are disappearing at a rate of 3.7 percent per year, although certain threatened species are expected to be extinct from their natural habitats within 6 years. Scientists: Frog and toad declines signal of ‘collapse of the world’s ecosystems’ Even on protected lands this is happening. I think its pollution and a sign of things to come. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted May 23, 2013 #2 Share Posted May 23, 2013 The beginning of the environmental collapse. Frogs and toads then fish, snakes, birds.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted May 23, 2013 #3 Share Posted May 23, 2013 (edited) Yeah. When our continuing, over-polluted world spurred by selfish interests kills-off basic species, well, that's BAD. But try to tell that to the "big money people" in their cozy houses.(Nothing against wealth, but a lot against blatant self-interests) Will they even listen? I hope so. Edited May 23, 2013 by pallidin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted May 23, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 23, 2013 a lot of it is due to oestrogen mutation. it can cause amphibians to change sex, become sterile, cause mutations in muscle fibres and hermaphroditism. water treatment doesn't filter it out, so unless you gals stop taking the pill, or stop wazzing, our batrachian friends are doomed i'm afraid..... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshadow60 Posted May 23, 2013 #5 Share Posted May 23, 2013 To mix metaphors a bit, amphibians are the new canaries in the coal mine. Best pay attention to their fate, or we may all be gone soon. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted May 23, 2013 #6 Share Posted May 23, 2013 but I don't think I can help very much .... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s33ker Posted May 23, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 23, 2013 It rains cane toads here, but all the green tree frogs are disappearing and geckos too, I've personally noticed on my property the difference from last year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted May 24, 2013 #8 Share Posted May 24, 2013 It rains cane toads here, . mmmmm..... cane toads..... <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted May 24, 2013 Author #9 Share Posted May 24, 2013 A few years ago I remember scientists were becoming alarmed over deformities in frogs. The canary in the coal mine scenario was mentioned. There are plenty of frogs around here but I rarely see a toad and salamanders are getting rare. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted May 24, 2013 #10 Share Posted May 24, 2013 A few years ago I remember scientists were becoming alarmed over deformities in frogs. The canary in the coal mine scenario was mentioned. There are plenty of frogs around here but I rarely see a toad and salamanders are getting rare. . when I was a kid, there used to be a huge rec (recreational ground) near us, and it had loads of little ponds dotted around everywhere, with frogs & newts & salamanders aplenty, but then they drained everywhere off and built a hospital there instead, and suddenly there were no more frogs or newts or salamanders anymore..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Greenman Posted May 24, 2013 #11 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Here the tree frogs could be deafing when I first moved to Florida, but now you hardly here them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s33ker Posted May 24, 2013 #12 Share Posted May 24, 2013 . mmmmm..... cane toads..... <3 Makes you tongue numb. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKO Posted May 24, 2013 #13 Share Posted May 24, 2013 It rains cane toads here, but all the green tree frogs are disappearing and geckos too, I've personally noticed on my property the difference from last year. Cane toads have finally made there way to Western Australia. I would hate to see those ugly guys lasting longer than the native frogs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s33ker Posted May 24, 2013 #14 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Cane toads have finally made there way to Western Australia. I would hate to see those ugly guys lasting longer than the native frogs. Think their eating the native frogs. Are they everywhere over there, in the city yet? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKO Posted May 24, 2013 #15 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Think their eating the native frogs. Are they everywhere over there, in the city yet? I don't think so. I've never heard them being down near Perth, I just remember hearing some had been found beyond the border. I think only a few have been found, no major breeding population yet. How much of a problem are they over there now? Are you in Queensland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldorado Posted May 24, 2013 #16 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I blame the French. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted May 24, 2013 #17 Share Posted May 24, 2013 Makes you tongue numb. . so...., you've licked one then, you naughty thing you! :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted May 24, 2013 #18 Share Posted May 24, 2013 We've got a ton of them in upstate NY. I find at least 2 or 3 in my pool skimmer per day in the summertime. Here's one I pulled out of my pool a few years back. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted May 24, 2013 #19 Share Posted May 24, 2013 (edited) ^ do i detect a more than slightly significant .... similarity of features between captive and captor ? or is it just me ? . ~edit : too early in the morning Edited May 24, 2013 by third_eye 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flbrnt Posted May 24, 2013 #20 Share Posted May 24, 2013 They are the canary in the coal mine. I have a cockatiel. Burning teflon kills cockatiels. I have NO teflon cookware in my home. If it kills birds it cannot be good for humans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s33ker Posted May 24, 2013 #21 Share Posted May 24, 2013 I don't think so. I've never heard them being down near Perth, I just remember hearing some had been found beyond the border. I think only a few have been found, no major breeding population yet. How much of a problem are they over there now? Are you in Queensland? 1.5 hours from Cairns in the mountains , Ravenshoe. At night , they come from everywhere, people collect them in plastic bags and freeze them and a fertilizer "plant" takes them. They also skin them for key rings and stuff. I'm surprised there not everywhere there too., lived in Mt Isa 3 yrs ago , and they've been there for the whole 10 yrs I lived there, didn't seem that they had far to go W.A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s33ker Posted May 24, 2013 #22 Share Posted May 24, 2013 . so...., you've licked one then, you naughty thing you! :-) You can do some very strange things with cane toad I'm told. Scarring the **** out of them is always the first step in any "recipe" . If you saw one , the last thing you'd do is lick it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted May 24, 2013 Author #23 Share Posted May 24, 2013 They are the canary in the coal mine. I have a cockatiel. Burning teflon kills cockatiels. I have NO teflon cookware in my home. If it kills birds it cannot be good for humans. Aren't they suppose to faze out that Teflon cook ware because it causes cancer. I stopped using it a long time ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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