Jim / Valley, I too was of a similar opinion during my teenage days. Frogs are seasonal.. so make the most while they are available in the fields. Why bother about frogs where humans are being neglected? These are a couple of my many thoughts too. But later realised that I was combining different issues together which actually needs to be dealt separately.
We ought to know that every animal that exists / created has a definite role and purpose in sustaining the ecosystem. When the balance gets shifted it not only affects the animal kingdom but it does have adverse effects on humans too and triggers a chain reaction. That is the time the question should arise as to why humans are neglected and who is responsible.. You will find the answer in the question itself. Secondly, are the frogs to be blamed for construction activities, suicides and murders ? There are people in place to take care of such activities. If these designated people do not carry out their functions the way they should have had, it is not Clintons fault.. is it ? Clinton is fighting to save whatever is remaining of the ecosystem in Goa in whatever way he possibly can. Consider it is his vocation to do so if nothing else.. we should not belittle his efforts. There are numerous NGO's who are fighting to curb the construction menace, deforestation etc etc.. and Clinton and his gang is one such NGO who is fighting to save the frog and save Goa. Sorry forgot to mention: Yes the frogs do lay thousands of eggs but some of the female frogs are caught and killed by us with the eggs still in their belly. Most of eggs that are laid grow into tadpoles. A lot of these tadpoles become food for the fish and snakes and some of them mature into adults and become food for humans.. so in the next season, where there are frogs to lay eggs to meet the voracious appetite of destructive social animals ?? Blasio Chinchinim / DXB Message: 6 Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2009 11:19:57 +0530 From: valley faleiro <[email protected]> Subject: [Goanet] Torches in the Fields at Night To: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Yes, Jim I fully endorse on what you have said..... We are not bothered or concerned about our relatives and friends and yet spend our time saving frogs .... where has human values reached ????? What are we doing to the numerous suicides and murders taking place in our Goa ??? what action do we plan for our forests being destroyed in Goa ??? FROGS ARE ONLY SEASONAL , BUT THE CONSTRUCTION LOBBY HAS BEEN FILLING CULTIVABLE FIELDS AND PRECIOUS TREES ARE BEING CUT RIGHT THROUGH THE YEAR FOR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY . Is this infrastructure development ??? Who is making money and destroying the beauty of Goa ???? I wish we all could stand and stop the environment destruction rather than go after the few who are after FROGS !!!! Valley. essage: 4 Date: Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:05:45 +0000 From: "Jim Fernandes" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] Torches in the Fields at Night To: [email protected] Message-ID: <060720092305.13287.4A2C47C900072E83000033E722216128369B0A02D29B9B0EBFC9 [email protected]> FROGS .... my man .... FROGS are what they were searching for. It is impossible to contain this activity, unless ofcourse, the other side has a reasonable alternative. If someone tried to stop me from eating beef, on the argument that killing cows is going to make them extinct, I'd manage to "somehow find my beef". Mathematically speaking, there's more probability that cows could go extinct - not frogs. Think of it guys, a cow gives birth to one calf, probably once every two or three years. Do you guys know how many eggs a frog lays in one season? At least 10,000 - the number varies depending on who you ask. Once fertilized, these give rise to hundreds of tadpoles and then eventually to more frogs. India is a country that doesn't give a damn about humans - so why give a rats ass about the frogs? I am NOT concerned them ... I'd eat them. Just like I eat beef. Jim F. New York.
