Threats to frog survival can be simple or complex. Particular threats that may occur individually at a local scale can combine to create more complex problem on a larger scale. An enormous number of human activities can cause frog populations to decline. It is important to recognise the connections between our actions and their impacts in our environment.
Click on the links below to find out more about the threats facing frog populations within Australia and across the world.
Regional and local threatening processes:
Within Australia, local loss of frog species can be attributed to human activities that have resulted in changes to ecosystems. Examples include:
Global threatening processes:
As frog dissappearances are a global phenonemon, it is also important to investigate and understand how, or if broad-scale environmental changes play a part in these declines. Many of the impacts that are created on a regional level combine to create global problems such as climate change. The scientific community is now becoming more aware of how these changes interact and what action we can take to begin to reverse the problems.
Click to find out more about the following global level threats to frog survival: