The Green and Golden Bell Frog is a ground-dwelling tree frog native
to eastern Australia. Measuring 11 centimetres (4.3 in) in length, the
Green and Golden Bell Frog is one of the largest Australian frogs.
Many populations, particularly in the Sydney region, are in areas of
frequent disturbance, including golf courses, disused industrial land,
brick pits and landfill areas. Once one of the most common frogs in
south-east Australia, the Green and Golden Bell Frog has undergone
major population declines, leading to its current classification as
globally vulnerable. Population numbers have continued to decline and
major threats include habitat loss and degradation, pollution,
introduced species, and parasites and pathogens, such as the amphibian
chytrid fungus.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1282:
Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, the last independent Prince of Wales to rule in
Wales, was killed in an ambush.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llywelyn_the_Last)
1602:
Geneva successfully repelled a late night attack by the combined
forces of Duke Charles Emmanuel of Savoy and King Philip III of Spain,
an event commemorated annually during the Fête de l'Escalade.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L'Escalade)
1931:
The Statute of Westminster gave complete legislative independence to
the Irish Free State, Newfoundland, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and
South Africa.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Westminster_1931)
1946:
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) was established.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Children's_Fund)
1981:
About 900 civilians in El Salvador were killed in the El Mozote
massacre.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Mozote_massacre)
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Wikiquote of the day:
In all our associations; in all our agreements let us never lose sight
of this fundamental maxim — that all power was originally lodged in,
and consequently is derived from, the people. -- George Mason
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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Mason)