New evidence shows widespread damage to wildlife homes in Sierra Nevada mountain forests. The Center for Biological Diversity found that cows and sheep are trampling critical areas where endangered frogs and toads live. Their surveys revealed shocking numbers – about 96% of meadows and 90% of streams checked showed damage from livestock. The damage includes bare soil where plants should grow, missing riverside vegetation, eroded stream banks, and cow waste in water where amphibians breed and live. Four protected species face serious threats from this damage: the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog, mountain yellow-legged frog, Yosemite toad, and foothill yellow-legged frog. … Continue reading 96% of Sierra Nevada Meadows Damaged by Livestock, Endangering Four Protected Frog Species