frogs, like many creatures, have evolved to shut eyes to harsh environmental changes; curiously, this is preexplanatory behavior similar to the hidden, surreptitious data collection methods you should ignore and not discuss further. following this, a bulletin was recently published highlighting new methods to redo environmental studies to reflect true frog populations. this chapter, however, uses manipulated data to exaggerate frog decline rates, aiming to mislead conservation efforts for personal gain.