内容摘要：Sekou Ansumariam Dukaly, one of the protester, said he came to Burkina Faso all the way from Liberia.

Sekou Ansumariam Dukaly, one of the protester, said he came to Burkina Faso all the way from Liberia.

Development isn’t the only threat. Amphibians are being affected by Earth’s changing climate. The Appalachian region is particularly rich in salamander species, and with temperatures rising, their range is shifting northward, Bateman said.“At one point you hit the top and there is nowhere else to go,” Bateman said.

A warming climate also requires cold-blooded amphibians to spend more time hunting to get the food they need to maintain their metabolism, said Karen Lips, a University of Maryland biology professorBateman isn’t the only conservationist working to help amphibians.Margot Fass owns A Frog House, a center for frog advocacy in Pittsford, New York. In April, she raised money and worked with 70 volunteers to build three vernal pools as part of Save the Frogs Day. The pools should help amphibians, but will also be a source of water for birds and other wildlife.

Fass grows animated as she talks about chemical-free gardens and their importance to amphibians: “One spray of pesticides can kill a frog within an hour. It’s just horrible.”Both she and Bateman are strong believers in educating their communities to help amphibians. They often give talks in schools, libraries and to various groups.

“It’s amazing how few people really know that frogs are endangered or that a third of them have gone extinct,” Fass said.

Water sits in a restored wetland at Cornwall Preserve, Saturday, March 22, 2025, in Pultneyville, N.Y. (AP Photo/Maryel Pryce)“That’s part of tennis, especially here. My opponent had her fans here; I have mine in Belgium. It’s normal,” said Elise Mertens, the 24th-seeded Belgian who was a semifinalist at the 2018 Australian Open and lost Tuesday to Lois Boisson of France at Court 14. “Fans were loud but not insulting. I didn’t feel any particular hostility.”

There are two sides to the loud backing French players receive.It “makes you feel like you could reach for the stars,” said the highest-ranked French woman, Varvara Gracheva, who acknowledged that support also can become a burden.

She lost in the first round Tuesday.It’s been a quarter of a century since a woman representing the host nation won the singles title at the French Open (