to Herpers: snakes and frogs overwintering indoors, human population

Herpers, I have been receiving recent reports of snakes and a couple frogs overwintering in people’s houses.  Over the weekend I heard of a Northern Leopard Frog overwintering in a cellar sump pump depression filled with water (a first) and a Gray Treefrog that came in with potted plants (fairly common).

What I really want to draw your attention to though is a recent commentary I wrote for Vermont Digger that was posted this morning. I write about the need to embrace the stabilization of Vermont’s and the world’s population.  Without stabilization of world population and resource use per capita; reptiles, amphibians, and many other wildlife species will continue to be threatened with habitat loss, fragmentation, and degradation.  Some will disappear entirely.

Check out the commentary at https://vtdigger.org/2019/02/03/jim-andrews-embrace-population-stabilization-future-generations

If you feel so motivated, please add a supportive comment.

Jim Andrews

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