Frog Extinction
by John R. Platt Oct. 13, 2015
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Source: Scientific American
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Summary: Since the 1970s, the world has lost 200 species of frog. A biology professor, John Alroy, estimated that at least 10% of the frog species would become extinct by 2100. Although, there is lack of data for some regions so that leads that the estimated peercentage could be higher. Habitat loss and pollution have caused the extinctions of some species of frog. While, the deadly chytrid fungus caused by human activity have killing most of the frogs.The fungus interfers with the breathing and water intake and fails in many imphibian species. It is blamed for the extinction of 100 species, Alroy estimates that the number of extinctions are now higher. The Southern U.S. and Europe appear to be the safest areas for frogs, although the chytrid fungus remains a problem. The results of loss of frog species, known as "a runaway train of exinction", is more likely to produce global mass extinction.
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Reflection: While reading this article made me feel really depress, because I had no idea that small creatures like frogs were becoming extinct. This tells me that we are monsters, because of our actions we end up creating a deadly fungus called chytrid fungus that ends up killing most of the frogs. If we don't so anyhring about it now, we would loose the creature that we has been known as a prince for us when we were young. The extinction of frogs can affect the ecosystem as well, because the predators that eat them depends on them and they EAT FLIES and other insects! We can stop cutting down tress and destroying their homes and we can stop polluting the earth that we call HOME and not a toy!
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