But here comes a tricky question, what can individual citizens do to help protect amphibians? The Delhi-based platform’s webinar titled Amphibians and Climate Change will be detailing ways in which citizens can help protect the species. The webinar concludes a week of quizzes, games and information sessions around amphibians in celebration of the annual International Amphibian Week that promotes conservation actions. Sharing a few points on our neighbourhood amphibian watch, Mallik first warns, “Handling any amphibian should not be encouraged, since they can get affected by the germs on our skin.” He elaborates that for urban areas or green spots, littering and polluting can damage and contaminate their habitats, and if the amphibian population decreases, mosquito population will increase. 

Madhumay Mallik, Gururaja KV and Sethu Parvathy 

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The webinar will be hosted by WTI’s biologist Sethu Parvathy, and batrachologist (one who studies amphibians) Dr Gururaja KV. They will help commoners identify amphibians such as the false Malabar flying frog, resplendent shrub frog, meowing night frog and more. They will bust myths and point out why amphibians are vital to our ecosystem. Mallik discusses a myth he encountered at WTI’s Munnar Amphibian Recovery Project in Kerala. He explains that farmers in Munnar were of the idea that frogs were feasting on cardamom flowers when they were keeping pests in check. The webinar is open to all, and Mallik encourages attendance from 
all age groups to  nurture our understanding of amphibians.

On May 7, 12.30 pm to 1 pm 
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