Non-native trout wiping out native Californian frog
Filed Under: environment, event, frogs, life on November 19, 2009
Death by design.
But you can help stop it.
The Sierra Nevada Yellow-Legged Frog was once the most abundant frog in California, but has now disappeared from over 90% of the lakes it once inhabited. This is in large part due to the introduction of non-native trout, which are voracious predators of tadpoles.
The National Park Service is currently deciding whether to remove the non-native trout from Sequoia Kings Canyon National Park.
Please take two minutes to send the National Park Service a pre-written letter urging them to save the Sierra Nevada Yellow-legged Frogs.
You can send the letter here: http://bit.ly/removetrout
Thanks!
