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FROGWORLD |
Discover the diverse world of frogs, featuring a seven-foot diameter frog globe, interactive 3-D frog call tracking station, Frog Friendly Tips, and the chance to "morph" yourself into a frog and send your froggy-face to family and friends. |
Plus, FrogWorld showcases fifteen different frog
species from six continents, including:
- South America’s blue poison dart frog, whose toxic skin
is legendary
- Indonesia’s Malayan leaf frog, with its hi-tech-looking,
stealth body
- Africa’s yellow-and-black-striped painted reed frog
- Asia’s Vietnamese mossy frog, with its seemingly
bejeweled, bumpy skin
- South America’s steamroller-flat, lightning-quick,
Suriname toad
- Central America’s red-eyed treefrog, with huge,
cartoonish eyes
- Australia’s calm and “smiling” White’s treefrog
- Madagascar’s tomato frog, red as catsup
FrogWorld expands ECHO’s stewardship mission beyond
the Lake Champlain Basin, demonstrating how our local
environment connects to our shared planet — and frogs offer
compelling proof. Often called an “early indicator species,”
their populations quickly reflect environmental change. Due in
part to their skin, which “breathes” in gasses and makes them
particularly susceptible to toxins, it is also a reflection of
their size and dependence on a very specific habitat. According
to the Amphibian Conservation Summit in 2005, one-third of
amphibian species are threatened with extinction and at least
122 species have been lost altogether.
Loss of habitat caused by pollution, deforestation and
climate change is the major culprit here. As an early indicator
species, frogs are warning us that this planet we depend on
needs some conscientious attention. Even if it’s something as
simple as not using chemical lawn fertilizers, or just riding
your bike to work rather than driving, we all play a part in the
big picture; we all have a chance to help these frogs, our
environment, and maybe even ourselves in the process.
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