Video. Poland: "Frog Patrol" saves thousands of amphibians during migration
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“Poland sees hundreds of volunteers in Otrębusy near Warsaw take to the streets each spring to help frogs and toads cross a busy road during migration season.”
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“Wearing reflective vests and using buckets, residents patrol in the evenings, especially after rain, to move amphibians safely to nearby marshes.”
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“The effort matters as a road built in the past decade cuts across a traditional route, putting breeding populations at risk.”
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“The local 'Frog Patrol', active for three years, meets regularly from March to April and says it has saved about 18,000 amphibians.”
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The claim about the 'Frog Patrol' saving 18,000 amphibians is only mentioned in the original article. No specific Wikipedia entry or other source confirms the exact number or the initiative's details.
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“Biologists from Warsaw’s SGGW University warn that road deaths can reach hundreds in a single night, reducing reproduction rates and threatening local populations.”
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— The Eurasian goshawk (; Astur gentilis) is a species of medium-large bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, a family which also includes other extant diurnal raptors, such as eagles, buzzards and ha…
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— The Służew Old Cemetery (Polish: Stary cmentarz na Służewie) is a Roman Catholic cemetery in the area of Stary Służew in the Ursynów district of Warsaw, Poland.
The cemetery is located next to the pre…
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— The University of Hohenheim (German: Universität Hohenheim) is a campus university located in the south of Stuttgart, Germany. Founded in 1818, it is Stuttgart's oldest university. Its primary areas o…
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“Similar initiatives exist in Germany and the United States, but residents here say the action also builds awareness, with families and children joining patrols to protect wildlife in their community.”
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