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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Ajit Niranjan

France’s appetite for frogs’ legs is endangering species in Asia, say campaigners

French chef, Gilles Reinhardt, prepares frog legs in the restaurant of Paul Bocuse in Collonges au Mont D'Or near Lyon
The French chef Gilles Reinhardt prepares frog legs in the restaurant of Paul Bocuse in Collonges au Mont D'Or near Lyon Photograph: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images

France’s hunger for frogs’ legs is “destructive to nature” and endangering amphibians in Asia and south-east Europe, a group of scientists and vets have warned.

More than 500 experts from research, veterinary and conservation groups have called on Emmanuel Macron, the French president, to “end the overexploitation of frogs” and afford the most traded species better protections.

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