It's Not Just Bees That Are Disappearing

The news is really bad from Costa Rica where biologists are reporting a massive die off of amphibians and reptiles.

"Chilling new evidence suggests amphibians may be in worse shape than previously thought due to climate change. Further, the findings indicate that the 70 percent decline in amphibians over the past 35 years may have been exceeded by a sharp fall in reptile populations, even in otherwise pristine Costa Rican habitats. Ominously, the new research warns that protected areas strategies for biodiversity conservation will not be enough to stave off extinction. Frogs and their relatives are in big trouble."

Something else besides a fungus called chytridiomycosis, which is causing problems elsewhere in Latin America, is doing it. 1/3 of all amphibian species are threatened with extinction.