Disappearing frogs

[Catherine]

It is no secret, frogs are disappearing. There numbers and even the number of species are declining at an alarming rate.
We have used and abused frogs for many years. Whole populations have declined because of our actions. Now we have destroyed ecosystems to the point where frogs can't survive. Frogs and amphibians are particularly susceptible to pollution. They absorb things through their skin. They are susceptible to climate change. As areas dry out the frogs die. 


http://www.firstpost.com/india/disappear...25363.html


We wonder why we are having so much trouble with mosquitos and mosquito borne diseases, but we have killed off frogs, their greatest predator. Bad news, the other big eater of mosquitos is the bat and they are not doing well either.

We are creating a new world that won't be so nice for us. Many creatures like frogs have kept pests under control. Without them we have a problem. We can't use pesticides to control pests if we don't want to lose bees and other pollinators. 
We have created a problem and unless we work fast some damage will be irreversible. 

I wonder who will be the last generation to see a frog. 
People laugh at the Mars mission and say we can't live on a bleak planet like that. We better be able to live on a bleak planet. 
We sure enough are turning this into a bleak planet. We have forgotten how fragile ecological balances are. If we fail to act the loss of frogs and a great many other things are inevitable.