The rocket frog, a species already endangered has the potential to go extinct before expected. Biologists are forced to evacuate the frogs because of a volcano that could erupt soon. This frog species was known to be abundant until just recently. They only have one population left and the reasons behind that remain a mystery. However, disease and climate change have been hypothesized. The volcano that is threatening the species was thought to be dormant until it puffed up smoke just recently. "Gathering will get easier soon. When the rains come—any day now—'the frogs’ vocalizations will give away their hiding places,'"
I believe this is an important problem because it shows how we are becoming a society that is more prepared for a sudden change of events, Without the rocket frog, everything that eats the rocket frog could go extinct and everything that the rocket frog eats will become overpopulated. For this reason it is an incredibly important problem.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/151014-rocket-frog-volcano-ecuador-animals-conservation-science/
I believe this is an important problem because it shows how we are becoming a society that is more prepared for a sudden change of events, Without the rocket frog, everything that eats the rocket frog could go extinct and everything that the rocket frog eats will become overpopulated. For this reason it is an incredibly important problem.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/151014-rocket-frog-volcano-ecuador-animals-conservation-science/