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A presentation about frog conservation. It was a presentation by me for raising awareness at my community. --- Dr. Monzur Kader Chowdhury, DVM Email: monzur.sau@gmail.com
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- 1. 9TH SAVE THE FROGS Day 2017 : The largest event of Amphibian conservation in the world MONZUR KADER CHOWDHURY President PRADHIKAR() Presented By:
- 2. Facts of Amphibians • over 6,000 species of frogs, toads, salamanders, and caecilians • They inhabit almost every niche on earth • from the treetops to underground caves, deserts
- 3. Most frogs have teeth (in the upper jaws only) but toads do not have any teeth.
- 4. Life Cycle • Like all amphibians, frogs spend their lives near water because they must return to the water to lay their eggs
- 5. • It takes three years for the frog to go through its life cycle .
- 6. Frogs can be found on every continent except Antarctica. DISTRIBUTION
- 7. • Like all amphibians, frogs are cold-blooded. THERMOPHYSIOLOGY
- 8. • In harsh climates, frogs bury themselves in sand and mud and hibernate (sleep very deeply) through the cold winter.
- 9. Protection • Some frogs use camouflage to avoid predators. The patterns and colors of a frog's skin, and sometimes the shape of its body, can help it blend into its surroundings.
- 10. Do You Know ?? • A frog's skin is not waterproof! In fact, frogs can absorb both oxygen and water through their skin. So they suffer from pollution even when they don't eat or drink it through their mouth.
- 11. Did You Know that Frogs Fly? • Well, it's not exactly flying, but certain tree frogs can cover more than 50 feet!
- 12. • Frogs come in a wide range of sizes and a measurin smallest frog, which is found in Brazil. This little frog is about the size of a firefly and could sit easily on top of a pencil eraser.
- 13. • Vital bio-indicators of environmental health Why Frogs are important!
- 14. They provide control of invertebrate pests Why Frogs are important!
- 15. Why Frogs are important! Frogs are an integral part of the food web
- 16. Food Chain—series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten 1. Arrows go in the direction of how energy is transferred 2. Start with producer and end with top consumer or carnivore Ex:grass cricket frog raccoon
- 17. Frogs are important in medical research that benefits humans Why Frogs are important!
- 18. They play an important role in our culture Why Frogs are important!
- 19. Frogs are declining…. 1. Nearly one-third of the world's amphibian species are known to be threatened or extinct. 2. 42 % of all species are declining in population 3. 159 amphibian species may already be extinct from 1980.
- 21. Why Frogs are disappearing? Loss of Habitat and fragmentation of amphibian habitat
- 22. Pollution and pesticides Why Frogs are disappearing?
- 23. Overharvesting and illegal frogs trade Why Frogs are disappearing?
- 24. Climate change and deforestation Why Frogs are disappearing?
- 25. Why Frogs are disappearing? Dissection in class room.
- 26. DiseaseDisease • Chytrid Fungus • A fungus that is believed to slowly suffocate frogs by attacking the skin through which they breathe • The chytrid fungus is spreading rapidly and affecting amphibians worldwide. • Malformations • Frogs that have extra or missing limbs • Caused by… • Genetics • Parasite disruption of limb formation • Chemical contamination • Viruses • Ultraviolet radiation • Physical trauma (from predators or people)
- 27. Correlations to Human Health Concerns • high nitrate levels (from fertilizers) in human drinking water and frog breeding ponds are hazardous • human birth defects result from pesticide application • UV radiation results in blindness and skin cancer in humans and other animals; DNA damage in developing frog eggs
- 28. So Its up to you to Save The Frogs!
- 29. . How to Help the Frogs! Don’t Use pesticide
- 30. How to Help the Frogs! Protects the amphibian habitat
- 32. How to Help the Frogs! Slow down driving at wet night
- 33. How to Help the Frogs! Build a frog pond behind your home or school
- 34. Conserve Genetic Resources How to Help the Frogs!
- 35. try to live green and be aware about environment How to Help the Frogs!
- 36. Spread the word of amphibian crisis How to Help the Frogs!
- 37. 1. Spread the word of amphibian decline 2. Strengthen the community appreciation 3. Ensuring the community involvement 4. Raise awareness among scientist, politicians, students, journalist and all level of mass people.
- 38. SAVE THE FROGS DAY 2012 Organized by PRADHIKAR
- 39. SAVE THE FROGS DAY 2013 Organized by PRADHIKAR
- 40. SAVE THE FROGS DAY 2014 Organized by PRADHIKAR
- 41. SAVE THE FROGS DAY 2015 Organized by PRADHIKAR
- 42. SAVE THE FROGS DAY 2016 Organized by PRADHIKAR
- 43. ???? 2017
- 44. Chariapar High School and College
- 46. SAVE THE FROGS!! SAVE ANIMAL, SAVE THE PLANET THANK YOU
Editor's Notes
- The Australian red-eyed tree frog from gives us a compound capable of blocking HIV transmission, the cause of AIDS
- Children around the world have grown up with the images of frogs in pop culture