FROGS, THE CONNECTION TO HEALTH

Our health depends on the health of our environment.

Frogs are bioindicators of environmental conditions. They warn us of the possible dangers to come.

Their skin absorbs particles and pollutants on both land and in aquatic habitats. Because of this, amphibians are usually the first species to disappear from a habitat.

Amphibians are dying off at an unprecedented rate. Many are extinct. In fact, populations all around the world are vanishing, even in pristine places, like Yosemite Park.

Scientists are worried that the loss of amphibians may
be a warning sign of other dangers for all species,
including humans.