As the human population continues to spread its reach over more uninhabited areas of the earth, many species of animals are forced to either live with the humans, move, or die. Many amphibian populations around the world are following the third option or a combination of the second and third options. As the humans move farther and farther into territory formerly belonging to the amphibians and other animals, the amphibians are forced out of their natural habitat. This becomes obvious when one realizes that amphibians have special needs when it comes to breeding, such as a place with just the right amount of water and just the right amount of sunlight. New breeding grounds are hard to come by.
Loss of habitat is a huge problem faced by many species of animals.
The spread of the human population is causing there to be fewer and fewer untouched areas in the world everyday. Even some of the places that could be considered untouched are still not safe havens for amphibians. This is due to the fact that a layer of gas in the earth s atmosphere that functions to shield harmful radiation from the sun is disappearing. This gas forms a protective stratospheric shield in our atmosphere that blocks Ultra-Violet radiation. The afore mentioned chemicals though, are effectively destroying this protective shield allowing more of this radiation to reach the earth s surface.