The most probable reason that toxic chemicals are so devastating to amphibians goes back once again to the way their bodies are made. Since this killer exists in nearly every place on earth, there is nowhere that anything, much less amphibians, can hide from it. While very little research on dioxin s specific effect on amphibians has been done, it is obvious that it is one of the greatest threats facing the world s amphibian population. The future for amphibians may not be as bleak as it appears. Facing the threats of habitat destruction, UV-B, a fungus new to science, and chemical pollution, amphibians do have quite a struggle ahead.
Toxic chemicals are the greatest cause of amphibian decline.
They exist everywhere in the world and in measurable amounts in every organism in the world. Nothing is free from them, and nothing is immune to them. However, it is painfully obvious that much more research needs to be done on the effects that these chemicals have on amphibians to really be able to draw clear conclusions, and to be able to give a good forecast for the world s amphibian population s chances of recovery. It is already too late for many species of Amphibia that are believed to be extinct, but there may be a chance for survival in many of the declining populations.