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Species: Froder (fror-door)

Class: Reptilian

Lifespan: 20 years

Height: 10 cm
Weight: 500g
Status: Critically endangered

Appearance: Similar to frogs, froders have large eyes and mouths. Although expected to be amphibian, they are not as they are scaled and cold-blooded; froder’s are reptilian. The name Froder is a mix of “frog” and “horder” because of their uncanny resemblance to frogs and their hording behaviour. Froder’s have large bellies to store their huge meals and have long but strong arms to help them balance while walking. Their eye colour ranges from green to grey to orange.

About:  Froders hugely enjoy walking, collecting items of interest and relaxing. Slugs are their favourite choice of companion and are often seen sitting on the froders shoulder or froder’s backpack during their walks together. Froders lives in forest environments and sleep underground under tree roots. As they collect many items on their walks their habitats are messy and very unorganised.

Dangers to Froders: Froders unfortunately face a lot of predatory dangers such as owls, snakes and tarantulas but their biggest threat at this point in time is deforestation. Deforestation harms froders and other wildlife in many ways such as destroying their habitat, seriously injuring or killing them. Froders likelihood of encountering dangerous situations when they attempt to migrate between habitat fragments has increased rapidly in the last 30 years. These hazards include increased human-wildlife conflicts and being hit by vehicles. With increased habitat edge, froders and other wildlife may experience an increased vulnerability to predation, poaching, wind and sunlight.

There are many reasons for deforestation such as harvesting timber for commercial items and clearing land for housing and urbanization, but two of the most devastating contributions to deforestation are animal agriculture and palm oil farming. Forests are cleared to provide room for crops and grazing livestock. Animal agriculture is the biggest contributor to deforestation and is responsible for up to 91% of Amazon destruction.

Palm oil farming is another atrocious contributor to deforestation with 26 million rainforest acres (10.8m hectares) being cleared for palm oil production. The palm oil industry is a huge contributor to orangutan’s endangerment, with zoologists estimating the species will be extinct in the next 6 years.

Froders and the forest’s wildlife need your help! Here is a guide to start your froder-friendly lifestyle:

• Reduce your use of paper 
• Recycle
• Buy recycled products
• Stop contributing to animal agriculture and go vegan
• Avoid products with palm oil