Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming World

Feature:
Irreplaceable Wildlife in A Warming World
Graphic of irreplacable species, emperor penguin.
We are connected to each other, to our environment. From faraway places to our own backyard. But climate change is now changing the Earth as we know it, and animals and plants from the Arctic to the Everglades are feeling the consequences.
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Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog

If you were to pick up one of these small (two to three inch) frogs to see its striking yellow legs and underbelly, you’d smell … garlic? Emitting a pungent odor when disturbed, the mountain yellow-legged frog sticks close to water and can be found in the alpine lakes of the Sierra Nevada as well as southern California.
Photo Credit:
Tim Laman / ILCP (Part of Irreplaceable Wildlife Photo Exhibit)
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Mountain Yellow-Legged Frog

Scientific Name: 
Rana muscosa
IUCN Red List: 
Endangered
Endangered Species Act List: 
Critically Endangered

If you were to pick up a mountain yellow-legged frog to inspect its yellow legs and underbelly, , you’d smell … garlic? Emitting a pungent odor when disturbed, this small frog sticks close to water and can be found in the alpine lakes, creeks and streams of the Sierra Nevada as well as in southern California. Once abundant throughout much of its historic habitat, the mountain yellow-legged frog has seen its population plunge by 90% in the last hundred years as a result of predation from nonnative trout, the use of pesticides, drought and disease.

Climate Change Impacts

Already faced with many threats, the mountain yellow-legged frog could be severely impacted by global warming. The loss of snowpack may cause its lakes and streams to dry out during the critical summer months when this rare amphibian breeds. The mountain yellow-legged frog is also threatened by infectious chytrid fungus, which has broken out in amphibian populations across the globe in areas disturbed by global warming.

Irreplaceable in Your Neighborhood

The Earthjustice traveling photo exhibit, Irreplaceable: Wildlife in a Warming World, is available to bring education, scholarship and research to your community. For more information on booking the exhibit, including fees, exhibit specifications, requirements and descriptions, please contact Nadine de Coteau at 1-800-584-6460.