Hi,
I understand this concept we are confronted within our hobby.
I don't feel singled out , so.... not to worry.....and thank you for the kind consternation for that.
This is great conversation.

Sharing---
I grew up - every summer - in the Catskills (NY)- many years !
I used to beg and beg to take the frogs home to Long Island. The native frogs in the area were so plentiful - it would make your head spin. I was never allowed. I was allowed to catch them - but NEVER allow to keep them.

In the spring , gray and green tree frogs were on every tree trunk near a natural bog type area on our property. Eastern spadefoot , fowler's toads, mink frogs, wood frogs, northern leopards, and pickerels were everywhere! There is nothing more exciting then to find a gray tree frog- froglet disguised on a tree trunk. They were precious! Just think... less than 1/2 " in length! As a child they were the size of my thumbnail. We used to see bull frogs as big as dinner plates basking in the sun. The spotted salamanders were so plentiful we would have to be careful not to step on them.

Sadly, 30+ years later; they are not there like they were. I have to search, and I mean search...to find many of the species I use to easily find.

Now, when I am lucky enough to come across any of them -- my personal choice is to leave them be. Pretty simple.
Lynn