Community | March 30, 2009 | 13 comments

The Vanishing Amphibians

source: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2009/04/amphibian/holland-text

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The Vanishing

We are witnessing a mass extinction. An exotic fungus is delivering the fatal blow to many amphibians already hit by habitat loss, pollution, and climate change.
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  • ras_menelik
  • covelogibbs
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      covelogibbs  
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    • Around the world, frogs are declining at an alarming rate due to threats like pollution, disease and climate change. Frogs bridge the gap between water and land habitats, making them the first indicators of ecosystem changes. Meet the Bay Area researchers working to protect frogs across the state and across the world.

    • 3 years ago
  • gregapan
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      gregapan  

    • I already get that there is a link. That was not my point.

      I thought that the point of Current was for real people to be able to go out and do first-hand reporting and then post it to the site. It would fill a crucial niche that way. That was Gore's intention, i believe, and it makes a lot of sense.

      I dig (pun intended) being able to share cool articles with others--but there are already scads of sites doing that.

      So, raving about someone's posted link (even with a nice picture) doesn't seem... well, I'll let it go. I hate to rain all over something that can't do any harm.

    • 3 years ago
  • covelogibbs
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      covelogibbs  
    • gregapan:

      A large part of Current is posting links to articles and features that might be interesting to other Current members. Current.com and Current members do love original content, so submit something. Right now, your only activity, gregapan, on Current.com is in this thread,"The Vanishing Frog," which is simply a "cool" article I've linked from National Geographic Magazine. Your focus seems to be on criticizing my submission, or is this what you call "raving?" If you truly find this subject important, contribute something constructive to the discussion.

      Take a look around Current.com, there should be something for everyone. If you're just looking for original content, try here: http://current.com/uploads.htm

    • 3 years ago
  • ayashe
  • gregapan
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      gregapan  

    • This is not an article, people. How can two sentences qualify for feature article status? I thought Current might be something worthwhile, but this really makes me wonder.

      Anyone with a little time on his or her hands could easily post something resembling a real article on this--it takes very little effort to find facts, data, etc. on this particular issue--an issue, which is, I agree, very important.

      The web already has plenty of content-lite, fact-challenged chat rooms. We don't need more.

      "Tell us why this is interesting"??
      So ironic.

    • 3 years ago
  • Bisbonian
  • ayashe
  • covelogibbs
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      covelogibbs  
    • gregapan:

      What I find ironic is that you're being so critical of my submission and you haven't even submitted anything of your own.

      If you agree that this subject is important, why don't you tell us why this is interesting?

    • 3 years ago
  • stephenthomson
  • Sam_the_Wizer
  • covelogibbs
  • UrbanGypsy
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      UrbanGypsy  

    • I read something on this in National Geographic a few years ago. Imagine a whole class of animals disapearing...

      Its like having all mammals, all reptiles, all fish, or all birds disappear. That's serious

    • 3 years ago
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