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You owe them that for achieiving US independence for you. You dumb *****.
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Just think how many Indians and Blacks gave their life and freedom for =
yours. What gratitude did they get? None!
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Martinique and Guadeloupe ready to leave for the U.S. the minute they =
are asked, Denis Simonneau, deputy spokesman for the French Foreign =
Ministry, said at a press briefing today. A 60-strong disaster relief =
team in mainland France could be sent ``very quickly,'' he said.
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generators, and three portable water treatment plants that are =
stockpiled in Martinique. In addition two planes, two naval ships and a =
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All the tree frogs around here are migrating to my backyard by the
100s. Something VERY STRANGE is happening. And rumor has it that
frogs are dieing out all over the world at a very rapid pace.
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Using a finger dipped in purple ink, "Ó¿Ò Hunter the grunter Ó¿Ò"
<laytonville@saber.net> scribed:
All the tree frogs around here are migrating to my backyard by the
100s. Something VERY STRANGE is happening. And rumor has it that
frogs are dieing out all over the world at a very rapid pace.
Rumors like that aren't worth the paper they're NOT written on.
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Lumber Cartel (tinlc) #2063. Spam this account at your own risk.
This sig censored by the Office of Home and Land Insecurity....
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iT'S NO RUMOR, little buddy !!!!
Frogs are dying in GInormous quantities & WE"RE next b4 the year 2012
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wE HAVE only seven years left to party Hardy LITTLE BUDDY !!!!!
HOOROO
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Why are so many frogs croaking?
24 November 2001
The world's frog population is dying out almost behind our backs.
Timaru Herald reporter Lindsay Mutch takes a look at what is attacking
New Zealand's little hoppers, and why their deaths are cause for
concern.
As giant meat-eating lizards stomped through the jungles frightening
the life out of their prey, small species of frog had already been
contentedly evolved for 100 million years or so.
New Zealand was then just floating away from Gondwanaland and the frogs
- not needing to evolve - didn't. So they sat there with their
unique features, hatching straight into froglets instead of tadpoles,
having no external ear drums, and their residual tail muscles still
wagging.
Scientists reckon these frogs evolved about 200 million years ago,
putting them in the same old folks' home as the tuatara. New Zealand
has the most ancient frog species in the world. Yet they are now under
threat from a killer that science is struggling to comprehend.
According to the Department of Conservation, the frogs generally have
some difficulties in this modern world.
They apparently don't like it much when people drop trees on them. They
are reluctant to cross roads (flashback to the video game Frogger) or
arable pastures. Then there was the discovery in 1995 that the
seemingly harmless herbicide Roundup was toxic to them.
Today there is the question of whether the ancient chytrid fungus is
slowly suffocating the world's frogs. Could this be the straw that
broke the species' back?
Dr Bruce Waldman, a senior lecturer in biology at Canterbury
University, believes a pathogen is silently and furiously wiping out
the world's frog populations - moving so fast scientists are
struggling to get a clear picture of what is really happening.
Frogs, globally, are on a bad wicket. An average of 35 species a year
become extinct, and Australia has seen 15 species disappear since the
early 1980s - some in a matter of months.
A team of scientists in London published a paper in 1998 announcing a
"mystery fungus" was coating frogs' legs and causing them to suffocate.
They respire partially through their skin (the frogs, not the
scientists, though there are rumours . . . ).
DOC is launching a New Zealand frog survey, asking people to educate
themselves and keep an eye out for frogs. People can greatly assist the
department by phoning in whenever they see a frog, to aid in valuable
distribution mapping. It might sound silly, but there are real fears
the frogs' decline might be an early warning system for the quality of
the environment and potential threats to other animals, including
humans.
The chytrid fungus was discovered in New Zealand, infecting Bell frogs
in Canterbury in late 1999. Dr Waldman was critical of the Government
for not moving to isolate the fungus then. It has since been found in
native populations on the West Coast (Franz Joseph) and Tauranga,
though there is no evidence it spread there from Canterbury, and
programmes to analyse the distribution of frogs and genetics of the
fungus have been set up.
In September this year the fungus was confirmed to have infected
Archeys frogs in the Coromandel and is now definitely considered a
threat to native species.
Both DOC and Dr Waldman rely on the public to notify them of sick or
dying frogs. They know frogs have been dying north and west of
Christchurch but have received no calls south.
DOC is producing two pamphlets for friends of amphibians, telling them
how to identify frog species and how to handle sick or dead frogs.
Andy Harrison, of DOC's native frog recovery group, said South
Canterbury could well have the chytrid fungus by now, given its
confirmed discovery in a number of wetlands around Christchurch and
Godley Head.
"You're a hot spot," he said of South Canterbury. "What we've got to do
is work out where the fungus is and then make sure it doesn't spread
from those areas. It's likely to spread around the Canterbury region
because it's already there."
People, people moving animals, and occasionally wading birds (with
their muddy feet) are likely to spread the fungus. But before anyone
can suggest killing off black stilts to save the frogs, please note
that birds are very low risk carriers.
"The highest risk is that people will spread the fungus by either
releasing frogs or carrying the fungus on muddy or wet boots and
clothing," Mr Harrison said.
You would be surprised how often people want to move frogs, he said.
Feeling sorry for those 300 unwanted pet frogs in the garden pond, but
being driven mad by their unharmonised chorus? Don't just collect them
all up and dump them at a creek somewhere.
The survey wants locals to keep an eye out for the sick and the dead.
If you find a sick frog, let DOC know as soon as possible. No jokes
here about "I'm pretty sure it's sick, it's certainly croaking . . ."
Thank you.
A sick frog behaves abnormally. Now, don't take this personally, but if
a frog sees you and doesn't try to get the hell out of Dodge, then that
is abnormal.
An ill frog can also be very thin, have abnormal skin, eyes, or other
deformities. It will move slowly and not attempt to recover if turned
on its back.
Sick frogs should be collected using either clean, disposable gloves,
or by using plastic bags as gloves. This protects the frogs and
increases the ability to diagnose illness.
Keep the frog in a small, sealed container with breathing holes and a
moist cloth. Store it in a cool, quiet place while you call the nearest
DOC office (Geraldine 693-9994, Mt Cook 435-1819, Twizel 435-0802, or
Christchurch's regional office 03 379-9758).
DOC also wants sick tadpoles. These may be bloated, bleeding, have
rotting tails, and might even struggle at swimming. They should be
stored in a small container with pond water, again while you call the
local DOC office.
Dead frogs should be treated similarly to the sick in terms of
collection, but can be stored on ice or in a refrigerator. If you have
a bit of ethanol on hand store the corpse in a 70 per cent ethanol, 30
per cent water mix. Otherwise, freeze it.
Given proper conditions a frog carcass can significantly decay in two
days, so actually finding a dead frog is rare.
The frog identification chart DOC offers is fairly easy to follow. It
reads like a tax return but without the mathematics.
In the preamble it points out that any frog you can hear is probably
not a native species. The four native (and, in bold lettering
PROTECTED) species, are rare, quiet and usually confined to undisturbed
native bush. Which was probably why they never got trod on by
dinosaurs.
But in South Canterbury things are simpler still, there are only two
species of frog around. At least there used to be. No-one is too sure
at the moment.
If you hear a frog call like a whistle or cricket trill, you are
listening to the Whistling Tree Frog (Litoria ewingii). But if its call
is a set of simple harsh croaks, the Southern Bell frog (Litoria
raniformis) is either protecting its territory, or trying to attract a
female (or possibly an ambulance).
The Southern Bell frog is endangered and protected in its native
Australia. It has no protection here, even though - Dr Waldman points
out - it has had no demonstrable impact on any native species.
There are serious reasons people should be concerned about frog
populations.
While Dr Waldman initially believed frogs were dying solely because of
the fungus, he recently reviewed his theory to include the possibility
of a dramatic, rapidly-spreading pathogen, possibly a virus.
"This fungus, or these viruses we are also looking at, have been in the
world a long time. But only now have frogs become susceptible to them."
When the environment changes the immune systems of all animals are
challenged. These small challenges add up, making animals more
susceptible to disease.
"It could be these frogs dying now are not really faced by a completely
new pathogen, but are unable to cope with a pathogen that's been around
for some time.
"That is the worrisome aspect. Really, what we are seeing here is
multiple effects of the environment on the immune system of these
animals."
Frogs are small, living both on land and in water, subjecting
themselves to a number of environments. Add the energy drain of
metamorphosis and a frog's immune system becomes vulnerable.
"It could be higher levels of UV radiation, or it could be exposure to
pesticides and herbicides or other sorts of pollutants in the
environment making their immune systems weaker," Dr Waldman said.
"We don't know if that's what is happening or whether it's some
terrible new frog-plague disease. I used to think it was
immuno-suppression. But I'm beginning to think now that
immuno-suppression might be a factor, but we really do have a terrible
new pathogen here. It's just spreading so fast.
"It's spreading in a way that diseases typically do spread."
A silent mass-killer no-one really knows about.
Humans are not at any direct risk. But indirectly it cannot be good to
see a valuable resource in danger of disappearing. Even exotic species
have become an important part of the food chain. Removing frogs from
the ecosystem could well impact on other native animals which now rely
on the slippery green prey as a food source.
Protecting the Bell frog would at least make it impossible for them to
be sold in pet stores, Dr Waldman said. This should limit spread of the
fungus.
There are commercial collectors, sometimes school children, still
gathering frogs and tadpoles for pet stores. Sometimes the stores
themselves send staff out to collect the frogs. Excess stock is often
shipped around the country.
Dr Waldman pondered whether this might have been why a fungus,
initially found at Canterbury, should suddenly be discovered at the
other end of the country.
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