International holidays - World Frog Day

Since 2008, March 20 has been recognized as World Frog Day. This holiday was created to draw attention to the problems of amphibians and is dedicated to the protection of amphibians, some species of which are on the verge of extinction. Most people on the planet know little about frogs. Among the most common facts about them, it is worth noting the following: • frogs are eaten in some countries; • these amphibians are experimental subjects in biological experiments; • today it is fashionable to keep frogs in the house as pets. But the roles of amphibians do not end there. Frogs are an important element of the ecosystem, the disappearance of which is dangerous due to the loss of balance in natural conditions and disruption of the normal flow of natural biorhythms. Therefore, people should learn more about amphibians, which is helped by educational work carried out on Frog Day. Frogs are a large group of animals from the order of tailless amphibians. They are among the four-legged vertebrate creatures, also called amphibians. Among the little-known, but very interesting facts about frogs, it is worth highlighting: • frogs are the first vertebrate amphibian creatures to rise to their feet (this happened 300 million years ago, when not a single species of vertebrate had limbs); • our planet today inhabits several thousand species of amphibians;• frogs live everywhere, they are not found only at the Earth’s poles);• most species live in the central part of America, in the Tropics;• some representatives of the order of anurans are poisonous to humans;• frogs are predators that hunt land and in water bodies. World Frog Day is meant to educate people about amphibians, which are an important part of the ecosystem to prevent its destruction. Scientists continue to sound the alarm, pointing to statistical research data confirming the disappearance of many species of frogs. This process is due to globalization, deforestation, drainage of swamps and the expansion of megacities. Not everyone knows that frogs are disappearing. But the extinction of amphibians is dangerous because of the disruption of the entire ecosystem and the loss of its internal balance. If the public is not educated about the importance of frogs and their extinction, then the extinction of amphibians will be impossible to stop. That is why Frog Day was created, which helps to draw people's attention to amphibians and learn more about their role in the life of our Planet. On World Frog Day, it is important to spread awareness about anurans everywhere, even in the most remote corners of the planet, among local schools and environmental groups. We need to encourage people to appreciate the importance of amphibians, because they do a lot for the entire ecosystem and prevent the loss of the balance created in it.