Over-harvesting could wipe out water frogs in parts of Turkey
Water frogs could become regionally extinct in part of their native Turkey in a little over a decade because too many are being taken for food.
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Water frogs could become regionally extinct in part of their native Turkey in a little over a decade because too many are being taken for food.
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