A road in western France will be closed to traffic for two months to encourage the breeding of frogs, the municipality of Saint-Malo s...
A road in western France will be closed to traffic for two months to encourage the breeding of frogs, the municipality of Saint-Malo said in a statement released Friday.
The operation of the vehicles on the Petit-Bor road near Pointe de la Varard, a sensitive protected site, will be banned between January 15 and March 15, under my country's decree.
Last year, "multiple deaths in these amphibians during the migration season" were observed due to traffic in this coastal city north of Brittany.
The most endangered species on the Red List are accustomed to breeding in a swamp near the road.
In 2017, traffic was banned for one month in the region, allowing "a reduction in its mortality and reproduction", according to the municipality.
