[Pick] The 'frog leg' loved by gourmets... "This will go extinct" warning

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An international non-profit animal conservation group has warned that some frog species are "endangered" due to gastronomic cultures in Europe and elsewhere.

Foreign media such as the Guardian reported on the 23rd local time that 'Pro Wildlife', an international non-profit animal and environmental protection organization, published a report that there is concern about the extinction of some frog species due to the import of edible frogs from European countries.

According to a report published by 'Pro Wildlife' on this day, European countries such as France, Belgium and the Netherlands import more than 200 million edible frogs every year.

This is to make the 'Cuisses de Grenouille' dish popular among gourmets.

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According to these groups, frogs consumed mainly in Europe accounted for 74% from Indonesia, 21% from Vietnam, 4% from Turkey, and 0.7% from Albania.

Among them, frogs living in Indonesia and Albania are at increased risk of extinction or their population is declining sharply, and he warned that the 'Anatolian water frog', a native species of Turkey, will disappear from the wild within 10 years.

'Pro Wildlife' founder, Sandra Altherr, said: "The decline in wild populations of large frog species in Indonesia, Turkey and Albania is creating a deadly domino effect for the ecosystem."

"If this continues, wild frog populations are likely to plummet, leading to a series of extinctions in the future," she said.

"Amphibians are the most threatened animal group," said Corey Bradshaw, associate professor at the University of Adelaide's Environmental Research Laboratory. 

These groups urged the EU to take measures such as restricting frog imports, labeling the country of origin of frogs, and designating endangered species. 

(Photo=YouTube 'Chef Michel Dumas')