The UK’s rarest amphibian is taking a huge leap forward thanks to scientists behind a pioneering breeding programme.
The pool frog (Pelophylax lessonae) became extinct in the UK in the 1990s but it was reintroduced to a site in Norfolk between 2005 and 2008 by Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (ARC).
Now the wildlife charity has carried out a ground-breaking scheme to increase the animal’s population.
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