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Jan 21 2009, 09:45 AM
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Are 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.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1644...opulations.html 
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Jan 27 2009, 11:09 AM
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Are Australian frogs being exported to "frog eating" countries? I haven't heard of such trade, but certainly some food for thought!
Sorry couldn't help myself
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Jan 27 2009, 10:08 PM
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I was just alarmed at the numbers. Definitely and impact where they are harvested.
Why don't they farm them? - Stephen
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Jan 28 2009, 10:46 AM
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QUOTE Why don't they farm them? I don't know, but maybe because of disease. Their disease transmission sounds quite scary and probably such activity would intensify their risks?
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Jan 28 2009, 08:22 PM
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Could be - though great big constructed wetland could operate like a natural system.
Breed and release tadpoles into it. Though I would still worry about disease with this to. - Stephen
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Jan 29 2009, 04:01 AM
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The frog down here which is under threat is the Growling Grass Frog - it's under threat due to loss of Habitat and because of it's complicated breeding cycle. Because more suitable waterways are dying up and/or are modified from what they once were and because areas like natural swamplands have been drained (which all goes back to the 1850s) it's this which is having a bad impact on the Growling Grass Frog. That's not to say that other frogs are struggling as well around here. Common Froglets probably manage better than other frogs cause they can breed all year round and their tadpoles emerge into frogs quicker. Because Australia is drying up though and because a lot of it's natural wetlands have long since gone - that seems to be a bigger reason for why frogs are disappearing.
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Oct 4 2009, 01:36 PM
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QUOTE (CP/M User @ Jan 29 2009, 03:01 PM)  The frog down here which is under threat is the Growling Grass Frog - it's under threat due to loss of Habitat and because of it's complicated breeding cycle. Because more suitable waterways are dying up and/or are modified from what they once were and because areas like natural swamplands have been drained (which all goes back to the 1850s) it's this which is having a bad impact on the Growling Grass Frog. That's not to say that other frogs are struggling as well around here. Common Froglets probably manage better than other frogs cause they can breed all year round and their tadpoles emerge into frogs quicker. Because Australia is drying up though and because a lot of it's natural wetlands have long since gone - that seems to be a bigger reason for why frogs are disappearing. Well here is the death sentence - saved under Kennett - killed under Brumby and Madden. Someone is getting paid for this..surely? Its a state fauna reserve! I worked on the impact for the original freeway and we got it moved at an extra 400 million and had the reserve in place. Now Brumbies developer mates are going to turn the area into housing. What a waste. Yes Minister was a documentary.. http://www.theage.com.au/national/develope...91004-ghwc.html QUOTE Developers' lobby 'shifted' freeway route CLAY LUCAS October 5, 2009 A NEW ring road planned around outer Melbourne was shifted almost two kilometres west after lobbying by property developers, including a company half-owned by Ron Walker. As a result, grasslands that environment groups say are critical to the survival of key species - and that would have been partially saved under the Brumby Government's original plan - are set to be lost to make way for housing. The Government has rejected suggestions it acted in the interests of property developers, but would not make public the grasslands research upon which its decision was based. The 73-kilometre Outer Metropolitan Ring Road is an eight-lane freeway. All hail the great leader - papers! papers! This post has been edited by Red: Oct 4 2009, 01:37 PM
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Oct 6 2009, 12:25 AM
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Volunteer frog finders hop in to help
http://www.theage.com.au/environment/volun...91004-ghws.html QUOTE MELBOURNE'S frog numbers may have taken a dive, with unseasonably dry weather sparking a drop in noise from the city's creeks.
Melbourne Water has encouraged volunteers to record frog calls in their local areas. Armed with digital recorders, a small army of dedicated "frog finders" will lurk at local waterholes to seek out vociferous amphibians. Frog calls are used to map the distribution of frog species across Melbourne and, ultimately, gauge the health of rivers, creeks and wetlands.
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Oct 18 2009, 12:03 PM
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Haven't heard of that before! But the thing is for example frogs such as the Giant Barred Frog from NQ..wouldn't that be to hard to catch for food?
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