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"Frogs are in trouble. While many of the world’s animal species are now at risk
from habitat loss, climate change and other human pressures, frogs are
particularly at risk.
That’s because they rely on fresh water – and rivers, creeks and lakes are
especially vulnerable to threats and habitat loss. Freshwater creatures are
going extinct faster than land or sea-based lifeforms. Frogs are at even higher
risk because their life stages require pristine terrestrial and aquatic
habitats – and because the lethal amphibian chytrid fungus is after them.
Frogs could use some good news. Here it is: the farm dam. These ubiquitous
human-made ponds are scattered across Australia’s rural regions. Our new
research has found they have become home to over two-fifths of Australia’s
240-plus surviving frog species. Better still, as we compiled more than 100,000
audio recordings made by citizen scientists, we could hear the unmistakable
calls of species threatened with extinction, such as the green and golden bell
frog."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
