Nearly one-third of the world's amphibians are threatened or extinct, which includes frogs mainly, that´s about 2,000 species in danger of extinction.
There are 466 frog species in the phase of critically endangered, and it´s estimated that 200 species of frogs have already gone extinct since the 1970s
The main reasons why frogs are becoming extinct are: Their habitat destruction, the introduction of non-native species like predatory fish, the climate change, and the pollution created by humans, especially water pollution, which is causing many deformities in frogs as well as poisoning them. Also more than three billion frogs are eaten each year all around the world.
If all frogs die, a food source will be missing in the food chain of many animals, which wil cause the animals that eat frogs to die, this continues until their populations get devasted.
Some things you can do to help frogs are:
- Try not to use pesticides
- Save water, try to use as less as possible
- Don´t throw trash, especially to the lakes, rivers, etc.
We have to save the frogs because as any other living being, they have the right to live, they don't have to suffer or even get extinct. They are as important as any other animal or plant.