Students understand and appreciate the
physical, biological and technological world and have
the knowledge and skills to make decisions in relation
to it.
In 2008, Amphibian Ark will lead zoos, botanical gardens and aquariums in a globally coordinated public awareness campaign “The Year of the Frog.” The main goal of this campaign is to generate public awareness and understanding of the amphibian extinction crisis which represents the greatest species conservation challenge in the history of humanity. Activities in the global campaign will help fund initiatives to ensure sustainability of the survival assurance populations of amphibians by creating a fund for conservation work that will extend for beyond 2008.
Major threats to frogs include the Chytrid fungus, introduced fish species, pollution, habitat destruction and Cane Toads. More information can be found on the following websites.
