Cachar 
June 18: Pesticides are killing frogs at an alarming rate in Cachar and if environment researchers are to be believed this could well be the sign of an ecological disaster waiting to happen.
The tail-less amphibian of the Ranidae family, which croaked relentlessly in the farms and orchards, is dying from an overdose of chemicals contained in pesticides and insecticides and before long, a number of species will be wiped out from Cachar’s fauna list.
Years after proving how the residue of an anti-inflammatory drug found in dead farm animals proved lethal for scavengers, particularly vultures, researchers have now found that chemicals sprayed on plants to keep insects at bay are killing a large number of frog species. The news is more alarming for Cachar since it is home to 54 of the 230 frog species found in the country.
The irony is that frogs are considered the best natural “insecticides”, feeding on grass-hoppers, caterpillars, rice weevils and beetles that harm early crops.
Zoologists and agriculture department officials have warned that if the content of pesticides on farmlands was not checked, Cachar may soon lose its croaky creatures and ecological balance.
June 18: Pesticides are killing frogs at an alarming rate in Cachar and if environment researchers are to be believed this could well be the sign of an ecological disaster waiting to happen.The tail-less amphibian of the Ranidae family, which croaked relentlessly in the farms and orchards, is dying from an overdose of chemicals contained in pesticides and insecticides and before long, a number of species will be wiped out from Cachar’s fauna list.
Years after proving how the residue of an anti-inflammatory drug found in dead farm animals proved lethal for scavengers, particularly vultures, researchers have now found that chemicals sprayed on plants to keep insects at bay are killing a large number of frog species. The news is more alarming for Cachar since it is home to 54 of the 230 frog species found in the country.
The irony is that frogs are considered the best natural “insecticides”, feeding on grass-hoppers, caterpillars, rice weevils and beetles that harm early crops.
Zoologists and agriculture department officials have warned that if the content of pesticides on farmlands was not checked, Cachar may soon lose its croaky creatures and ecological balance.
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