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A 2022 study estimated that while right now, 14.8% of the global range of all anurans (frogs) is in an extinction risk area, this will increase to 30.7% by 2100 under Shared Socioeconomic Pathway SSP1-2.6 (low emission pathway), 49.9% under SSP2-4.5, 59.4% under SSP3-7.0 and 64.4% under the highest-emitting SSP5-8.5.
Amphibians, particularly frogs, are among the hardest hit by an extinction crisis, as are insects and reptiles. Frogs are dying off at record rates, an ominous sign the 6th mass extinction is ...
Non-native predators and competitors have also been found to affect the viability of frogs in their habitats. The mountain yellow-legged frog which typically inhabits the Sierra Nevada lakes have seen a decline in numbers due to stocking of non-native fish for recreational fishing. The developing tadpoles and froglets fall prey to the fish in ...
Fires could encroach on critical habitat for the endangered Southern California mountain yellow legged frog. Endangered frogs threatened by California wildfires once again. A rescue could be in order
The Corrugated Frogs is currently a critically endangered species and due to its specialized habitat, it requires immediate conservation efforts if it is not going to go extinct. Its current required climatic conditions for survival are predicted to deteriorate because of current global warming trends.
Local experts will explain the many contributions moths and frogs make to the environment.
As of March 2024, out over 50000 Hyloidea frogs represented on the IUCN Red List, 3866 were listed as critically endangered (4.5%), 5910 as endangered (6.8%), and 6774 as vulnerable (7.8%). However, there is still a great deal of the frogs, about 49000, that are considered as 'Least concern' and not being threatened.
Aug. 28—For the fourth time, hundreds of endangered frogs were released into the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge with the intent to revitalize their population. The nearly 400 northern leopard ...