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RE: The Chytrid Fungus: An Amphibian Apocalypse
When I was a child there was a cabin we'd visit often, and many year it had a population of toads as if it had been raining them (no exaggeration). It was hard to not step on them.
Not many years later, as young teenagers, a single toad was hard to spot. I recall a lot of frog catching days too, that are just not possible anymore. It doesnt take much to effect their populations severely, does it? Is chytrid fungus spread worldwide?
It is confirmed on every continent except Antarctica (of course there are no amphibians there). And their numbers can definitely change drastically from year to year depending on a huge variety of threats and conditions.