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Pesticides can harm amphibians
Amphibians are the most endangered group of vertebrates worldwide. More than half of the frogs, toads and newts in Germany are also on the Red List of Threatened Species. The results of a current research project done on behalf of the Federal Environment Agency (UBA) indicate that the application of pesticides in agriculture is in part responsible for the disappearance of amphibians. Tests conducted by a research consortium showed that pesticides applied in conventional amounts led to mortality rates of 20-100 per cent in the common frog. "Amphibians inhabit agricultural landscapes and traverse this land in their migration to spawning grounds", said UBA President Jochen Flasbarth. "The study indicates the need for action. The Federal Environment Agency believes that the product authorisation procedure and agricultural practice must take greater consideration of the protection of amphibians." read more
