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Frogs Raise Red Flags on Environmental Hazards
Environment  (tags: frogs, environment, conservation, nature, wildlife, habitat, ecosystems )

John (Aqu
- 1896 days ago - chron.com
HOUSTON -- Frogs used to be slimy green things boys carted around in their pockets. Now they're environmental fortune-tellers, slightly mysterious creatures that tell us when we're headed for trouble.
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Eric Bock (54)
Sunday March 9, 2008, 4:08 pm
According to the CDC, chytridiomycosis is "a major cause of the extinction of 30% of amphibian species worldwide" and was spread by trade in African clawed frogs. It has nothing to do with environmental dangers to other species, which this article implies.
 
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