Farming frogs for food protects wild populations, such as this American toad in a rotten log, from over-harvesting and possible extinction.
Since the dawn of humanity, frogs have been a source of food. In developing nations, they are an especially crucial food source.
But in wealthy nations, frog legs have become a trendy delicacy. Americans import 1.25 million pounds of frog legs each year.
Many of these frog legs are not farmed in sustainable environments. Instead, they are often wild frogs that have been caught and shipped to restaurants around the world.
These wild populations of frogs, with rapidly declining populations, cannot keep pace with increasing human consumption.
