How is the Division of Environmental Contaminants Involved in Studying Amphibian Declines and Abnormalities?
Evaluating the Health of Our National Wildlife Refuges: Amphibian Abnormalities The Service helps conserve habitat for fish and wildlife through the National Wildlife Refuge System, the world’s largest and most diverse collection of lands set aside specifically for wildlife. To ensure the health of this habitat, Service environmental contaminant specialists monitor the effects of contamination on fish and wildlife found on refuges. Many amphibian species are sensitive to a variety of environmental stresses and may be good early indicators of the health of their environment. For this reason, the Service has a keen interest in determining if amphibian abnormalities are occurring on National Wildlife Refuges. On July 6, 2000, the Service launched a nationwide survey of abnormal amphibians on wildlife refuges. If abnormal amphibians are found, the Service will then seek to identify the cause, or causes, of the abnormalities and provide concrete management guidelines for wildlife refuges an
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