Amid the sixth mass extinction, frogs, salamanders, and caecilians remain the most threatened group of vertebrates on Earth. Over 40 percent of amphibian species are now threatened, the latest global assessment has found.
“Amphibians are disappearing faster than we can study them, but the list of reasons to protect them is long, including their role in medicine, pest control, alerting us to environmental conditions, and making the planet more beautiful,” explains Re:wild ecologist Kelsey Neam.
Anecdotal, but I’m currently touring in the Amazon rainforest and our guide was SO excited to finally see a poisonous frog, which we thought was curious. According to our guide, they’ve been rarer to see. =\