Help Amphibian Ark

I know, not everybody is passionate about frogs. Let's be realistic. But, frogs are a good indicator of the overall health of the planet. They were here before the dinosaurs.

So, what I am asking is, that you PLEASE let everybody you know about this lens. You might not like frogs, but maybe someone you know does, and are unaware of the crisis. It doesn't matter if you Tweet it, Stumble it, Digg it, Text it, whatever your thing is. I am just trying to raise awareness on this issue and would appreciate any help. Thank You.

There are many different ways to help. I know times are tough right now. The thing is that, when a few people give a lot it helps, but when a lot of people give a little it usually helps even more.

Here are some ways you can help:
1: Join Amphibian Ark and directly donate to the cause.
2: Go to Facebook and Join the Amphibian Ark Cause
3. Download the "goodsearch" toolbar and when you buy some thing at select merchants part of it will be donated!
4. You can also check out eBay Giving Works
5: You can even help with a Visa affinity credit card.

Wow! That's pretty easy huh?

I won't pretend to be a scientist, because I am not, but in 1999 a new species of this fungi was discovered to infect amphibians(Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). The earliest records of this fungus were found in a museum specimen in the 1930's. Scientist think it was spread due to commercial trade of Xenopus laevis, african clawed frogs. Ah ha! Now, you know how I found out about Amphibian Ark.

Now then back to the fungus. This fungus causes a disease known as chytridiomycosis. It can spread up to 100 km a year.This stuff is like the swine flu for frogs! That is a lot of big words for lowly lensmaster. I really don't know the symptoms of this disease or how it kills. Like I said, I am not a scientist. The one thing I do know, is that I hate the word extinction. (Except, for maybe fire ants, but that's another story.) I know everything has a purpose, including frogs. You can learn more information if you visit the Amphibian Ark website.

I would like to mention that on the website it will tell you, that just because your frog lives in captivity, all is well. It explains in great detail how to take precautions with your frog. Not only for its sake, but for the sake of other frogs. That is why I stress on my other lens about african frogs, not to get one unless you understand what you are getting. If you get tired of your frog and don't like it anymore, you should NEVER just let it go into the wild. Not all frogs carry this fungus, but african clawed frogs are known to do so.