World Frog Day Highlights the Risk of Extinction for Amphibians
世界青蛙日凸顯兩棲動物面臨的滅絕風險
On March 20, we observe World Frog Day, a critical moment to reflect on the silent crisis facing our amphibians.
3月20日是世界青蛙日（ㄑㄧㄥ ㄨㄚ ㄖˋ），這是一個省（ㄕㄥˇ）思兩棲（ㄑㄧ ㄕ ㄑㄧ）動物所面臨無聲危機的關鍵時刻。
As animals with a unique dual-life cycle and highly permeable skin, frogs are remarkably sensitive to their environment.
青蛙具有獨特的雙重生命週期，且皮膚（ㄆㄧ ㄈㄨ）具有高度滲透（ㄕㄣ ㄊㄡˋ）性，這使牠們對環境極為敏感（ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄢˇ）。
Unfortunately, they are currently the most threatened group of vertebrates on Earth, with 2 in every 5 species at risk of extinction.
不幸的是，牠們目前是地球上受威脅最嚴重的脊椎（ㄐㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄟ）動物群，每五種物種中就有兩種面臨滅絕（ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ）風險。
Driven by habitat loss, the devastating fungal disease chytridiomycosis, and the shifting patterns of climate change, these creatures are disappearing at an alarming rate.
在棲息（ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧ）地喪失、致命的壺菌（ㄏㄨˊ ㄐㄩㄣ）病以及氣候變遷模式改變的推波助瀾下，這些生物正以驚人的速度消失。
Frogs act as essential bioindicators, offering us an early warning sign of our planet’s declining health.
青蛙作為重要的生物指標（ㄅㄧㄠ ㄓˇ），能為我們提供地球健康惡化（ㄜˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ）的早期預警（ㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ）訊號。
Beyond their role as environmental sentinels, they provide crucial services like controlling disease-carrying insects and contributing to medical breakthroughs through their skin secretions.
除了作為環境哨兵（ㄕㄠˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ）的角色外，牠們還提供關鍵服務，例如控制傳播疾病的昆蟲，並透過皮膚分泌物（ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧˋ ㄨˋ）協助醫學突破。
Targeted conservation efforts and habitat protection have already successfully improved the status of over 100 species.
針對性的保育（ㄅㄠ ㄩˋ）工作和棲地保護已成功改善了一百多個物種的狀況。
Their survival is not just a matter of biodiversity; it is a reflection of the stability of our own environment.
牠們的生存不僅是生物多樣性（ㄉㄨㄛ ㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ）的問題，更是我們自身環境穩定（ㄨㄣˇ ㄉㄧㄥˋ）的體現（ㄊㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ）。
