Campaign saves over 1,300 amphibians in Latvia

• Published date: 10 May 2022
• Publication title: LETA

RIGA, May 10 (LETA) - An environmental campaign Mission Toad. Save the Prince! helped save over 1,323 amphibians, including 793 common toads, during this year's active migration period in Latvia, LETA was told at the Nature Conservation Agency.

The agency's spokeswoman Elina Ezerina said that each year thousands of migrating amphibians get hit by motor vehicles and die as they try to reach their spawning grounds.

"This year, more than a thousand lives were rescued thanks to volunteers' involvement," Ezerina said thanking the volunteers who devoted their spare time to...