The Arroyo Southwestern Toad

The Arroyo Southwestern Toad, or scientifically known as the Bufo Californicus, is a small toad that is native to San Diego. This toad, like many other toads, has warts on its outer body. Its size ranges from two to three inches, and mostly greenish, grayish, or salmon colored. This toad is mostly only active from March through September, and is not active any of the other months. This toad is mostly active during these months because it is not cold, and there is not much rainy weather to worry about. This makes San Diego the perfect location for this toad. Like many of the other animals that are native to the San Diego area, this animal is actually on the list of endangered species. While this toad is not directly effected mostly by the residents of San Diego, it is still an issue that should be looked at more in depth. This toad breeds mostly in sandy, and gravely streams. They like the sand, or gravel because the toads like to burrow. One of the main reasons that this animal is going extinct, is because of human activity in the different streams. If there is trash or waste in the streams, it directly effects the way that this toad will live.
We each have our own duty as humans to protect this animal. Picking up a piece of trash in the street, is something that is really not difficult at all, but the effect is truly amazing. Just doing something small like that, will make such a difference to not only this toad, but to many other animals too. It starts off with small things like this. It starts with just one person, and then it grows. It becomes something that more than just one person participates in, and it becomes a great thing that will directly save this animal from extinction. We all need to recognize our duties as people of the San Diego area, and we can all make a difference.