In
recent decades, amphibians have been undergoing populational declines and
extinctions at an unprecedented rate. Of the approximately 6,000 species of
extant amphibian species, nearly half are facing populational declines and
nearly a third are threatened with imminent extinction. These declines have
been attributed to various causes including but not limited to climate change,
habitat destruction, pollution, invasive species, and the spread of infectious
diseases. This presentation aims to discuss the importance of amphibians,
explore a few drivers of this extinction crisis, and discuss the environmental
and anthropocentric implications this crisis may have for the future.
