Some of you may be aware that for a few years now scientists have been warning us that frog populations are dying off around the globe, threatening a full one-third of amphibian species with extinction. Furthermore, these scientists claim, many of the frogs that are surviving are being born with grotesque deformities due to pesticides and other pollutants that are fouling up our waterways.

This is sobering stuff, to say the least. Try to imagine a world without frogs. Billions of mosquitoes and other flying pests would go uneaten. Ponds would be eerily silent on warm summer evenings. Continue reading »