Response #24 A Few Species of Frogs That Vanished May Be on the Rebound

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This is a case where there is hope for species, and the power of adaptation in nature. It's a case where the species is threatened but not solely human activity, but rather an aggressive and deadly skin fungus. People aren't sure how the frogs are making it out and coming back, but I am sure it is a good sign for the future, a little bit of good news to help increase our hopeful thoughts for the future.

The fungus itself wasn't becoming less deadly, but rather the frogs were surviving spite of it. It shows that nature does find a way. In this case however, these frogs were very lucky. They were lucky enough to undergo the process in which they developed a resistance to the fungus. It isn't a huge victory to celebrate quite yet, but it is good progress.

I feel this case can be applied to many other things. Of course it is too early to claim the population of frogs are stable, but if there is hope for these frogs, there can be hope for other species as well. Its a sign that biodiversity isn't dead quite yet, and hopefully people can help other creatures of the planet from suffering from their consequences. Maybe. Regardless, nature finds a way. In the short term, it's people who should be worried about things, as unless they explode the whole Earth to it's core, the planet is capable of recovering. After all, it has endured quite a lot. People are just destructive compared to the timespan they have been here.

Regardless, this article was a dose of hope for me.