Ecuador producing, selling rare frogs to keep them from poachers

trtworld.com / Ecuador firms sell rare frogs to save them from poachers
To curb the lucrative illegal trade of amphibians captured in the wild, Ecuador is promoting an “ethical” bio trade of rare, colorful frogs and toads for the global pet market.

Poachers in Ecuador have long known the hefty prices their country’s rare frogs can fetch.

But now environmentally conscious firms are starting to sell the amphibians in their bid to try and save them from the black market and threatened extinction.

In San Rafael outside the capital Quito, the scientific company Wikiri is raising 12 species of frog.

Some are native only to Ecuador, while others are at risk at disappearing from their natural habitat elsewhere. Read Article

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