Toad patrol in rural England aims to rescue amphibian population

Reuters - 09/03
Thousands of toads, frogs and newts inching through the damp undergrowth on their way to breed will arrive safely at their destination thanks to the efforts of dozens of volunteers, whose patrols are helping the local amphibian population thrive.
BATH, England, March 7 (Reuters) - Thousands of toads, frogs and newts inching through the damp undergrowth on their way to breed will arrive safely at their destination thanks to the efforts of dozens of volunteers, whose patrols are helping the local amphibian population thrive.
For six weeks in February and March, members of the Charlcombe Toad Rescue Group are out on manoeuvres, armed with torches and buckets to escort their charges across a country lane in this picturesque corner of southwest England, three miles from the scenic spa city of Bath.
Groups of volunteers brave the cold and dark evenings, searching for the toads, frogs and newts as they head downhill to a lake after waking from hib...
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