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Frog PondAbout 4,000 species of frogs and toads are known to scientists, and another ten to twenty species are discovered each year. Because of their acute sensitivity to changes in the environment, such as deforestation, ozone depletion, global warming, and air and water pollution, these amphibians are disappearing faster than most other wildlife. Many frog species become extinct before scientists ever have a chance to learn of their existence. Others are vanishing before our very eyes. Global frog declines are a sad indicator of a decline in the planet's general health.
The good news is that you can help heal the planet and stop the alarming rate of species extinction. The Rainforest Alliance offers practical solutions and opportunities to take action. Please join us in our efforts to conserve both tropical forests and the amphibian friends whose lives depend on these fragile ecosystems. Many of the facts youll read here were drawn from a book by David Badger and photographer John Netherton, appropriately entitled Frogs (Voyageur Press, 1995) -- a must-read for frog lovers. The photographs in this program are reproduced courtesy of Animals Animals/ Earth Scenes. Animals Animals/ Earth Scenes has offices at 17 Railroad Avenue, Chatham, NY 12037 (518)-392-5500 and at 580 Broadway, Suite 1102, New York, NY (212)-925-2110. It is one of the world's leading stock photo agencies specializing in animal life and natural history and has an extensive file of nature images from over 200 photographers to serve publishers, advertisers and other businesses engaged in print and/or electronic reproduction of photographs. Its images are available for a professional fee.
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