Take Action!
"It is not enough to be compassionate. You must act."
--The Dalai Lama
"In order to save the frogs leaping by fresh water ponds
We can't just wave our magic wands;
We must take action
To see a reaction.
Even though these words are succinct,
Frogs need our help to keep from becoming extinct."
--Kelly Stephens, 12th grade,
Mountain View High School, CA
(From the 1st Annual Frog Poetry Contest)
There is power in numbers. In this section of the website, we seek your direct assistance in helping us SAVE THE FROGS! Please take action by signing the petitions we add to this page, and by sending letters to politicians, businesses and other groups or individuals who have the power to protect amphibians. Every couple weeks we'll add a new petition or action to this page, so please sign up for our free newsletter to keep posted! Just enter your email in the box to the left, it's that simple!
Campaigns
Saving the California Tiger Salamanders
Big thanks to the 452 Save The Frogs Supporters who sent letters to the California Fish & Game Commission urging them to protect the California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense). The Commission voted 3-2 on March 3rd, 2010 to protect the Tiger Salamanders under the state Endangered Species Act. This represents a major step forward in the conservation of the species.
Saving the Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frogs
The Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog was once the most abundant frog in California, but has disappeared from over 90% of the lakes it once inhabited, in large part due to the introduction of non-native trout, which are voracious predators of tadpoles.
Thanks to the 707 Save The Frogs Supporters who sent letters into the The National Park Service. Our comments comprised over 95% of the total comments received by the Park Service! The NPS is currently still deciding whether to remove the non-native trout from Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park. We will keep you posted about the results.
Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz has been quoted as saying “I'd
kiss a frog even if there was no promise of a Prince Charming popping
out of it. I love frogs”. However, Cameron has yet to take any action to protect the frogs she claims to love. If you agree with us that Cameron Diaz would look pretty good in a 100% organic cotton SAVE THE FROGS! t-shirt, please sign this petition asking for Cameron Diaz's assistance in raising awareness of amphibian extinctions. Once we get Cameron on board -- speaking up for the frogs by recording public service announcements and appearing as a guest of honor at SAVE THE FROGS! lectures and fundraisers -- other celebrities will follow suit, so take action now!
Petitions
Batrachology
Batrachology is the study of amphibians. Most people use the term "herpetology", but this term in its current usage signifies the study of amphibians and/or reptiles, two groups wth extremely different evolutionary and life histories. Find out why this is a problem for amphibian conservation efforts, and learn what we're doing about it on the official SAVE THE FROGS! batrachology webpage.
Tell Restaurants to Stop Serving Frog Legs
Stay tuned for petitions and letters you can send to large restaurant chains that serve frog legs, the trade of which undoubtedly contributes to numerous amphibian extinctions by its complete lack of disease testing: 62% of USA's imported bullfrogs in a recent study had chytridiomycosis, an infectious disease responsible for up to 100 amphibian species' extinctions! Please sign up for the SAVE THE FROGS! newsletter so you can keep posted.
Help Us Ban Deadly Pesticides
Pesticides turn male frogs into hermaphrodites and cause malformed, missing, and extra limbs in frogs. Humans share 50% of our DNA with frogs. Let's get the worst pesticides -- RoundUp, Atrazine, and Endosulfan banned. We'll have petitions to for you to sign any day now...please sign up for the SAVE THE FROGS! newsletter so you can keep posted.
Legal Recognition for Save The Frogs Day
The 1st Annual Save The Frogs Day, April 28th 2009, was legally recognized by Virginia Governor Tim Kaine and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson. Let's get the 2nd Annual Save The Frogs Day recognized by President Obama and every Governor in the United States. We'll have petitions to for you to sign any day now...please sign up for the SAVE THE FROGS! newsletter so you can keep posted.
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