I found a very interesting article about the mountain yellow-legged frog. It tells about some scientists in California who are working very hard to save the yellow-legged frog.
"Scientists in California, working with the San Diego Zoo, are taking extraordinary steps to save an endangered frog. The mountain yellow-legged frog used to be found in nearly every mountain range in Southern California. But after years of drought, fire, floods and a deadly fungus, only about 150 adults live in the wild today."
The article later says that a reason that the mountain yellow-legged frog population is dying out is the higher temperatures.
"In the last 15 years, it has gotten warmer in the winters," she says. "It doesn't stay cold in the same way, so the storms don't build up and create a large snowpack at this elevation."Without a good snowpack, there isn't enough water to last through the summer, and the frogs — especially the tadpoles — haven't been able to survive.
The warmer weather was likely caused by global warming. Frogs are very sensitive to change( like temperature change) so when frogs are having trouble surviving, that's a warning to us that there is probably something wrong in the environment. That is why frogs are good indicators of the health of our environment.
I think It is really great how so many people are working to help save frogs. There are many ways that you can also help save frogs, no matter where you live or how much money you have. One way you can do this is to not pollute or waste electricity . You could carpool or take a bus instead of driving to work. Another way to help is to spread the word about frogs. Tell your friends about this blog, or other frog related websites, you could also just tell them that frogs need our help.
Here is the link to the article:
Endangered Calif. Frog Population Gets A Jump-Start
