Beavers 'helping frogs survive' (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

Beavers may be helping to halt the decline of some amphibian populations, a study suggests.

Researchers, surveying streams in the forests of Alberta, Canada, found significantly more frogs and toads where beaver dams were present.

They believe the beaver "ponds" may be providing favourable conditions for developing tadpoles.

The findings may aid amphibian conservation efforts, the team reports in journal Biological Conservation.
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"We were expecting a difference - but this was a noticeably big difference."
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6256565.stm

[Ezlivin]

1. A beaver has helped me to survive the past 28 years

:)

[skooooo]

3. lol

Hi frog!

[Parche]

5. beavers

Can Brittany Spears recent Beaver help save them too?

[Jackpine Radical]

2. Well, duh.

Lessee. Amphibians need ponds to lay their eggs in & hatch their young. Tadpoles & all that. They're in increasing trouble because of droughts and whatnot.

Beavers dam up creeks & create ponds that act as reservoirs, ensuring the presence of open water in dry seasons.

Holy Gee Wow. Beavers might be good for li'l froggies.

[elfin]

4. Thanks for another interesting post

Will use this in tours of our natural history museum.