"SAVE THE FROG, SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT", this is a famous proverb used by scientists and many researchers as well. We have noticed the appearance of frogs are reducing day by day and are endangered now, but we are not bothered about it, at all. This is because many of us don't know why we need to save them and what role they play in our lives to save the nature and environment.

So, check out some of the important reasons to save them:

Frogs as Indicators: They are known as one of the best bio-indicators that alert us about our environmental problems. They have the permeable skin which can easily absorb bacteria and toxic chemicals, making them susceptible to environmental disturbances. So, the health of frogs is the indication of the health of the biosphere.

Frogs as Cleaners: The sad part is they are ones to die because of environmental changes/pollution, but also the ones that clean up the waste of our environment. They feed on algae and reduce the chances of algal contamination and also keep the water clean in well, ponds etc. Adult frogs eat insects, which causes fatal illnesses to human life, such as mosquitoes that cause malaria, West Nile fever and Zika.

Frogs as Foods: Frogs also serve the purpose of a food source to a diverse number of predators which includes fish, snakes, birds and monkeys. Thus, the complete disappearance of frog populations would definitely disturb the food chain process and results in a negative impact on the ecosystem.

Frogs as Life-Savers: Frogs have a property of producing a wide array of skin secretions, many of which have the potential to improve human health through their use as pharmaceuticals. And, the amazing fact is approximately 10% of Nobel Prizes in Physiology and Medicine have resulted from investigations in which frogs had been used

As per the global body Amphibian Survival Alliance, working to protect the amphibians around the world, frogs provide other biomedicines, includes the compounds refined for analgesics, antibiotics, stimulants for heart attack victims, and also treatments for common diseases like depression, stroke, Alzheimer’s as well.