WHY did the frog cross the road? To meet the female in the pond at the other side.
Every year, thousands of frogs, toads and other amphibians come out of hibernation to make the same treacherous - and often fatal - journey across busy French roads in order to reproduce.
This year, the mild winter has meant that the animals, many of which are protected by law, started their migration earlier than normal.
Now, researchers in Bourgogne are asking for help cataloguing amorous amphibians that are risking their lives in search of love. They have asked anyone who spots an amphibian - dead or alive - on roads in the area to report it as soon as possible on the website www.bourgogne-nature.fr - which can be accessed by computer, smartphone or tablet.
from the Connexion
Val says often up our road at this time of the year in the evening we have frogs crossing the road, and it takes some dangerous manoevres trying to miss them
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