Comments on: PA Amphibian & Reptile Survey https://glenprovidencepark.org/2014/06/07/pa-amphibian-reptile-survey/ Preserving and enhancing Delaware County's oldest park Sat, 17 Jun 2017 13:31:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: Pamela Mading https://glenprovidencepark.org/2014/06/07/pa-amphibian-reptile-survey/#comment-307394 Sat, 17 Jun 2017 13:31:12 +0000 http://glenprovidencepark.org/?p=4503#comment-307394 Inquiry: I live in paradise township, Monroe county. I have two ponds in my yard which have had many frogs all summer for the past 14 years. We do not use any chemicals outside or inside our house and are surrounded by woodland. This year we do not have even 1 frog, nor have we seen any egg masses other than a small one early this spring which was salamanders.
Going from dozens to absolutely no frogs in one season is startling. I have researched explanations of amphibian decline but I still find the suddenness of my own experience frightening. Has my experience been noted in other areas? Is there any possibility that the rubber (?) lining of the ponds is leaching something?

Also, there are almost no snakes to be seen and the red efts are absent.

Thank you, Pam Mading

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