2008—Year of the Frog

In 2008, Amphibian Ark (AArk) will lead zoos in a globally coordinated public awareness campaign "The Year of the Frog." The main goal of this campaign is to generate public awareness and understanding of the amphibian extinction crisis. http://www.amphibianark.org/finalhome.htm

Citizen Monitors and Watershed Stewardship Organizations can also participate in helping California's frogas and toads.

Some goals for the 2008 YOTF Campaign that your organization can become active in are:

• Engage the public in amphibian conservation.
• Highlight ways in which the public can make positive contributions to conservation through activities in their daily lives.
• Stimulate a sustained and long-term interest in amphibian conservation and related interactions with our environment.
• Raise awareness about the protection of biodiversity through the conservation of amphibians.

Why should our organizations care about frogs and toads?

• Amphibian species are becoming extinct at a pace faster that anything we have experienced.
• Nearly one third of all amphibian species are threatened.California has more federally listed anurans than any other state (three species) and three candidate species.
• Many people do not know that amphibians are declining and how threatened they are.
• Amphibians are indicators of environmental health, important components of ecosystems.
• The amphibian extinction crisis provides an opportunity to engage your local community.

Learn More About California's 25 Species of Frogs:

Declining Amphibian Populations Task Force (DAPTF) http://ice.ucdavis.edu/CANVDecliningAmphibians/index.html

California Frogs and Toads http://www.californiaherps.com/info/findfrogs.html

A Field Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of Coastal Southern California http://www.werc.usgs.gov/fieldguide/frog.htm

Learn About Some of Our Species By Taking the Species Tour http://ice.ucdavis.edu/CANVDecliningAmphibians/Tour.htm

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/species/ssc/amphibians.html</p>

http://www.nwf.org/frogwatchUSA/frogs_state.cfm?showstate=ca#frogs

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