Drachir
Science fiction fantasy
This is actually not a new story. I remember reading a similar article about 25 years agao, but it seems that nothing has changed. Humans eating frogs into extinction | National Breaking News | News.com.au
Twenty-five years ago the focus of the article was on how the frog population of North Africa had been almost wiped out due to European gourmet appetites. The frog focus then switched to Bangladesh where frog hunters soon had the yummy amphibian on the run. The results for Bangladesh were interesting but not pleasant. The decline in the frog population resulted in an increase in crop-eating insects and a decline in food production for the country, which is always good when living on the edge of starvation. In addition, there was an increase in lovely insect-propigated diseases such as malaria and yellow fever.
Good news, however. I have a lovely population of frogs in my back yard which I will happily share with frog lovers provided you are will to brave the wilderness of central Alberta. That way the insane demand for frog legs can continue unabated without harm to the environment of developing nations.
Perhaps also the Aussies could get off their bums and find a way of making cane toads edible. I'm sure that they would be a fine substitute for frogs, and there certainly are a lot of them.
Twenty-five years ago the focus of the article was on how the frog population of North Africa had been almost wiped out due to European gourmet appetites. The frog focus then switched to Bangladesh where frog hunters soon had the yummy amphibian on the run. The results for Bangladesh were interesting but not pleasant. The decline in the frog population resulted in an increase in crop-eating insects and a decline in food production for the country, which is always good when living on the edge of starvation. In addition, there was an increase in lovely insect-propigated diseases such as malaria and yellow fever.
Good news, however. I have a lovely population of frogs in my back yard which I will happily share with frog lovers provided you are will to brave the wilderness of central Alberta. That way the insane demand for frog legs can continue unabated without harm to the environment of developing nations.
Perhaps also the Aussies could get off their bums and find a way of making cane toads edible. I'm sure that they would be a fine substitute for frogs, and there certainly are a lot of them.
