Comments on: Measuring the amphibian meltdown http://conservationbytes.com/2009/01/09/measuring-the-amphibian-meltdown/ Conservation research... with bite Fri, 25 May 2012 04:42:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tweetlinks, 9-24-09 [A Blog Around The Clock] « Technology Blogs http://conservationbytes.com/2009/01/09/measuring-the-amphibian-meltdown/#comment-2825 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:34:37 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=1280#comment-2825 [...] Measuring the amphibian meltdown [...]

]]> By: How many frogs do we eat? « ConservationBytes.com http://conservationbytes.com/2009/01/09/measuring-the-amphibian-meltdown/#comment-1889 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:52:02 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=1280#comment-1889 [...] frogs being eaten to extinction? We’re used to hearing about how disease, climate change, and habitat degradation are endangering amphibians, but conservationists are warning that frogs could be going the same way as the cod. Gastronomic [...]

]]> By: Marty Deveney http://conservationbytes.com/2009/01/09/measuring-the-amphibian-meltdown/#comment-1874 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:31:51 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=1280#comment-1874 Limited range size also increases the risks posed to populations by disease. The smaller and more homogeneous the range of an animal population, the greater the impact of introducing an exotic pathogen or having a new disease emerge in the population. Both of Australia’s gastric brooding frogs became extinct despite large areas of their known native range being well protected (most of the known range of the northern gastric-brooding frog was contained within the Eungella National Park). In Costa Rica, the extinction of the golden toad occurred in similar circumstances.

Ecotourists and other visitors who visit high biodiversity areas need to be educated about disease threats to wildlife and ways to manage threats to prevent disease incursions need to be developed and implemented.

Marty Deveney
Subprogram Leader, Aquatic Biosecurity
SARDI Aquatic Sciences

]]> By: paula http://conservationbytes.com/2009/01/09/measuring-the-amphibian-meltdown/#comment-1871 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 08:44:05 +0000 http://conservationbytes.com/?p=1280#comment-1871 Hi Corey, I can’t help wondering why it’s so so blinding – the worlds biodiversity is largely in tropical areas, mostly developing nations where habitat destruction is staggering…it doesn’t matter how many scientific publications are published about this or that endangered species or group. Why? Because the solutions are unrelated to conservation, they are to do with development (especially agricultural), economies, poverty alleviation. I have a question for you to chew on – what do you think will be the impact of the latest trend that the west and middle eastern countries are buying or taking long leases on land in Africa and Asia for agriculture to feed hungry people back home. In Kenya we are feebly trying to keep Monsanto and GMO’s at bay to protect indigenous crops…its hopeless. Our wonderful president is busy giving land away to Qattar…in exchange for the development of a port in Lamu – a Biosphere Reserve….As an African ecologist/conservationist I’m wondering if it’s time to give up, retire from trying to fight these bastards, and go on a world tour to see whats left of the world while I can.

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