Mass Extinctions? Frogs, Then Bees, and Now Bats

Reba said:
Bees are necessary for the propagation of our crops. It's a serious problem.

Last year we didn't have as many lizards (they eat gnats and mosquitoes) but this year we have lots.

I haven't seen as many little green tree frogs but we still have the ground toads. I can hear the peepers in the swamp.
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I use see frogs in my back yard as child ,there where a lot little cute frogs hopping all over the yard! My dog was in the back yard playing with something , she was putting her paw on a frog and watching it try to hop away! I stopped my dog from playing with the poor frog!
We had summer camp in NH and the frogs would crock so loud at night at I could hear them! It was so wonderful to hear a part of nature!
 
flip said:
It's scary that people have this little knowledge about how the nature works. It's a plausible scenario that humankind will go extinct once bees are extinct.

By the way, I had a stroll in the forrest last year. It was the season when toads place eggs in small ponds. Arriving at the local pond, popular for lying eggs, I detected a dead toad on the bank, lying on it's back with the the remaining guts splattered around. My first thought was that some birds had preyed on the toad. Soon I discovered another toad, and then another one, and this just went on. It must have been some houndred dead toads lying around the pond, perhaps thousands. They all was gored. It was really gross.

I don't know what had happened, but got a feeling it somehow was caused by actions of humankind.

Strangely, there was no fishes in that pond that summer.
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If the frogs were an endangerd species the ass could go to jail form killing all the frogs! What kinds sick kids are people rasing today! It is a known fact that people that like to kill animials grow up to be sociopaths! My ex brother , I had disowned him, use to love to kill babies sharks when we went fishing instead of letting them go back the ocean! He is a sociopath!
 
whatdidyousay! said:
The boxes the KFC , McDonald, etc use are made from paper , paper come from trees , the trees are in the rain forest! Sride Rite shoes is also destrorying the rain forest as they rasie the cows for their leather in the rain forest. My ex husband use to work in Sride Rite cafeteria and one day he saw a woman carring a box full of files. The woman said Sride Rite is being blamed for the lost of the rain forest and she has to read all the files to find just how much harm Sride Rite is doing to the rain forest! As Sride Rite was listed as one the worst companies for killing the rain forest! I told my exhuband about Sride Rite cutting the rain forest and he did not believe me l he ran into that woman! I never brought any shoes for my child at Sride Rite!
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That's a myth. Maybe do a little research to confirm a few things first?

McDonalds uses recycled materials for their packaging.
McDonald's Honored by U.S. EPA - Restaurant News - QSR Magazine

And they are looking for ways like biodegradable packages.
Student Designs Biodegradable Packaging for McDonald’s | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World
 
whatdidyousay! said:
The boxes the KFC , McDonald, etc use are made from paper , paper come from trees , the trees are in the rain forest! Sride Rite shoes is also destrorying the rain forest as they rasie the cows for their leather in the rain forest. My ex husband use to work in Sride Rite cafeteria and one day he saw a woman carring a box full of files. The woman said Sride Rite is being blamed for the lost of the rain forest and she has to read all the files to find just how much harm Sride Rite is doing to the rain forest! As Sride Rite was listed as one the worst companies for killing the rain forest! I told my exhuband about Sride Rite cutting the rain forest and he did not believe me l he ran into that woman! I never brought any shoes for my child at Sride Rite!
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I understand your concern and applaud your involvement, whatdidyousay! If there were more people like you, perhaps we can make a difference! I agree that papers used by fast food chains come from trees, and I wonder how many come from the rain forest, but I have not researched this. Perhaps you could? I would love to learn more about this! Why not start a thread about it? That is the only way to learn about the rain forest, by asking questions and seeking answers! Rainforest Facts
 
kokonut said:
That's a myth. Maybe do a little research to confirm a few things first?

McDonalds uses recycled materials for their packaging.
McDonald's Honored by U.S. EPA - Restaurant News - QSR Magazine

And they are looking for ways like biodegradable packages.
Student Designs Biodegradable Packaging for McDonald’s | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World
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I just got an email saying McDonald is still using the rain forest to made it boxes. I do not have the email any more. I really do not trust the EPA !
My city been dealing with the DEP and EPA and they were more concerned about the the owner of landfill making money than the health of the people living with a toxic gas!
 
whatdidyousay! said:
If the frogs were an endangerd species the ass could go to jail form killing all the frogs! What kinds sick kids are people rasing today! It is a known fact that people that like to kill animials grow up to be sociopaths! My ex brother , I had disowned him, use to love to kill babies sharks when we went fishing instead of letting them go back the ocean! He is a sociopath!
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I am not sure someone killed the toads with their hands, but they looked contaminated or attacked by virus. Like it was some toxic substances in the water that made them die and root on the ground. The pond is filled with water from a brook, and if someone try to get rid of toxic waste in it, stuff can happens. I read somewhere that frogs and toads are very sensitive to toxic waste. But then, you might be right, I really don't know what happened.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
The boxes the KFC , McDonald, etc use are made from paper , paper come from trees , the trees are in the rain forest! Sride Rite shoes is also destrorying the rain forest as they rasie the cows for their leather in the rain forest. My ex husband use to work in Sride Rite cafeteria and one day he saw a woman carring a box full of files. The woman said Sride Rite is being blamed for the lost of the rain forest and she has to read all the files to find just how much harm Sride Rite is doing to the rain forest! As Sride Rite was listed as one the worst companies for killing the rain forest! I told my exhuband about Sride Rite cutting the rain forest and he did not believe me l he ran into that woman! I never brought any shoes for my child at Sride Rite!
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Forest are also cleared to make room for cattles, that are raised for beef. People who believe that this does not happens are a bit naive, IMHO.
 
flip said:
It's scary that people have this little knowledge about how the nature works. It's a plausible scenario that humankind will go extinct once bees are extinct.

By the way, I had a stroll in the forrest last year. It was the season when toads place eggs in small ponds. Arriving at the local pond, popular for lying eggs, I detected a dead toad on the bank, lying on it's back with the the remaining guts splattered around. My first thought was that some birds had preyed on the toad. Soon I discovered another toad, and then another one, and this just went on. It must have been some houndred dead toads lying around the pond, perhaps thousands. They all was gored. It was really gross.

I don't know what had happened, but got a feeling it somehow was caused by actions of humankind.

Strangely, there was no fishes in that pond that summer.
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Could it be crows or other birds?

Stone the crows! Exploding toad case solved - Europe, World - The Independent
 
Beowulf said:
I understand your concern and applaud your involvement, whatdidyousay! If there were more people like you, perhaps we can make a difference! I agree that papers used by fast food chains come from trees, and I wonder how many come from the rain forest, but I have not researched this. Perhaps you could? I would love to learn more about this! Why not start a thread about it? That is the only way to learn about the rain forest, by asking questions and seeking answers! Rainforest Facts
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Thanks for the link. I try to avoid fast foods as much as possible for health reasons. I'll look into this.
 
Beowulf said:
Something is going on but we continue ignoring the problem. I am resigned to the fact that we no longer have frogs the way we used to, those wonderful critters that gobble up insects and make our lives bearable, lol. Then I personally notice the sharp decline in our honeybee population, which could spell disaster for our crops (because of the bee's pollination activity). And now, a friend who works in the conservation department told me that most of the caves in my state will be indefinitely closed because of bats' White Nose Syndrome, which has killed off about 90% of bats in some states. Sighhh. It should be a national emergency in my opinion. Look for fewer crops from this point on, I guess, as well as a heckuva lot more insects.

90% CT Bats Are GONE!-Bats in Other States Doomed*

Many Missouri caves will close over bat disease - STLtoday.com
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:roll: Bullshit. I still see bees and frogs. This is just alarmist bullshit.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
I don't people forget they cause the damage , they just do not give a shit!
People keep eating fast food and that alone it causing the rain forest to be cut down ! KFC use a lot of trees from the rain forest to made their huge buckets , McDonald is another one guilty of this! The Pope is also guity as the Vatican raise beef cattles in the rain forest ! We need to be more consensus of what we're eating , and buying and what we are putting our
environment .
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You make no sense.
 
whatdidyousay! said:
I just got an email saying McDonald is still using the rain forest to made it boxes. I do not have the email any more. I really do not trust the EPA !
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Oh, really? I think a little more solid evidence is actually needed before any would entertain that idea.
 
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