Amphibians are the world's most vulnerable animals and threats are increasing
The world’s frogs, salamanders, newts and other amphibians remain in serious trouble.
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The world’s frogs, salamanders, newts and other amphibians remain in serious trouble.
A survey of about 8,000 amphibian species provides the latest update on extinction risk trends stretching back to 1980.
The study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, found that the loss of habitat from the expansion of farming and ranching is the single biggest threat to amphibians worldwide. But a growing percentage of amphibian species are now also pushed to the brink by novel diseases and climate change, the study found.
The world's frogs, salamanders, newts and other amphibians remain in serious trouble.
The study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, found that the loss of habitat from the expansion of farming and ranching is the single biggest threat to amphibians worldwide. But a growing percentage of amphibian species are now also pushed to the brink by novel diseases and climate change, the study found.