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Europe's appetite for frogs' legs puts species at risk

Neil King, Natalie MullerFebruary 17, 2023

The trade in frogs legs is thriving. Every year, millions of tons of the delicacy are exported from Asia to the European Union, the world’s biggest customer by far. But scientists warn the trade is unsustainable, and that Europe’s insatiable taste for the amphibian’s limbs could cause some species to die out altogether.

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Interviewee featured in this episode:

Mark Auliya, Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Bonn

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