'Reverse extinction' for Norfolk frog

Published on July 27, 2021 - Duration: 01:17s

'Reverse extinction' for Norfolk frog

Interview with Jim Foster, conservation director of Amphibian and Reptile Conservation.A type of frog extinct in England since the mid-1990s has been reintroduced to its former home, after animals were flown in from Sweden and established at a secret site in Norfolk.The northern pool frog was last found at Norfolk Wildlife Trustโ€™s Thompson Common with its ancient pingo ponds, created at the end of the last ice age, as its habitat.


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