Article 60PK3 Appetite for frogs’ legs in France and Belgium ‘driving species to extinction’

Appetite for frogs’ legs in France and Belgium ‘driving species to extinction’

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Arthur Neslen
from Environment | The Guardian on (#60PK3)

Conservationists say exploitation of amphibians leading to depletion of native species abroad

A voracious appetite for frogs' legs among the French and Belgians is driving species in Indonesia, Turkey and Albania to the brink of extinction, according to a report.

Europe imports as many as 200 million mostly wild frogs every year, contributing to a serious depletion of native species abroad.

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