As you may have heard during morning assembly, there is a quiz here at this URL - organised by our RE group.
We are currently working on increasing awareness of the amphibian crisis.
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Amphibian Crisis Quiz
1. Why do you think this year is named the “Year of the Frog”?
a. It was the “Year of the Dogs” last year so it is the “Year of the Frog” this year.
b. It is to generate public awareness and understanding of the amphibian extinction crisis.
c. Frogs are currently facing extinction worldwide because of habitat loss and over hunting.
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2. What are the three orders of amphibians?
3. Currently, about how many percent of the total amphibian population of ~6,000 are threatened with extinction?
a. 36% - about 2,000 species
b. 50% - about 3,000 species
c. 67% - about 4,000 species
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4. Which of the actions (mentioned below) will have the greatest impact in saving the amphibians?
a. Stop eating frog legs or amphibian related body parts so the demand for amphibian parts decrease and poachers lose money.
b. Zoos acting as sanctuaries for disappearing frogs, salamanders, newts, and caecilians.
c. Do not drive cars as they contribute greatly to global warming which is related to the amphibian crisis.
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5. What is a disease that contributed to the Amphibian Crisis?
a. Chytrid fungal disease
b. Rous Sarcoma da Gama virus
c. Anura fungal infection
d. All of the above.
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6. How does global warming contribute to the amphibian crisis?
a. Global warming enhances cloud cover which on tropical mountains, leading to cooler days and warmer nights, conditions which favor the fungus disease which kills a lot of frogs.
b. The temperature increase is too much for the frogs to handle; their skin and habitat dries up constantly which leads to their deaths.
c. The air in tropical forest are so polluted that the frogs die from the lack of oxygen.
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7. Which golden-colored frog species was extinct since 1989?
a. Rheobatrachus silus
b. Bufo boreas
c. Bufo periglenes
d. Litoria caerulea
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8. What can be done to save the amphibians?
a. Captive Breeding
b. Reintroductions
c. Non-native Species Removal
d. All of the Above
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9. What are the causes of the amphibian crisis? (List 3)
10. What is a possible impact of Amphibian Crisis on the eco-system? (List one)
Where the latest updates are.
Sir Davaid Attenborough, an expert in animal science, tells us about the amphibian crisis.
The Zoological Society of London is working alongside Amphibian Ark (AArk), which was founded to carry out an Amphibian Conservation Action Plan.
AArk rescues amphibian species to bring them into "protective custody" in dedicated biosecure facilities at zoos,
aquariums, botanical gardens, research centres, and other institutions around the world for safekeeping and breeding.
These rescued amphibians will be released back into the wild when the original threats have been controlled
A basic description is given below.
Amphibians face a mass extinction. Reasons, and how you can actually help are are below.
Kevin Zippel from Amphibian Ark explains it all
An Intoduction
Amphibian species are becoming extinct at a pace never seen before. Now, scientists have gathered enough evidence to assert that humanity might be facing on of the biggest extinction crisis of recent times. In 2004, the Global Amphibian Assessment conducted by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) revealed that one-third to one-half of the world’s 6,000 amphibian species are currently threatened with extinction and over 120 have already disappeared.
If no immediate action is taken to address this problem, it will not be long before these species are vanished from the face of our world. It is important that we raise awareness among national governments, world media, school educators, corporations, and the general public about the fragility of amphibians and the enormous responsibility that each of us has for trying to rescue the highest number of species from extinction.
An action plan was carried out(research assessment, long-term programs (including conservation programs, protection of key sites for amphibian survival, reintroductions, and control of harvesting), and short term programs to address the immediate and most emergency issues)to help slow down and solve this problem.
Dated 9-3-08 =)
Frogs live in a delicate and fragile environment. But we humans destroy the earth for industry.
due to that, there has been a fungus infection on the frogs due to the rising temperatures.
this results in them dying off. Frogs serve many purposes
and we have harmed them this is known as the amphibian crisis.
Amphibian Crisis, What can we do?
