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French group urges road crossings for toads, frogs
AFP ^ | Feb. 25, 2010

Posted on 02/26/2010 7:22:35 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY

An animal protection group is urging French authorities to build special crossings to save millions of frogs and toads from being squashed on the country's roads.

"For frogs, toads and newts, the most visible cause of death is undoubtedly road traffic: the animals try to reach the damp areas they need to reproduce and are flattened by the million," the Association for the Protection of Wild Animals said on its website.

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KEYWORDS: frogs; recursion
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1 posted on 02/26/2010 7:22:35 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

OR we could station a bunch of frogger video games beside roads. That way they could practice before making the big move.


2 posted on 02/26/2010 7:24:08 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

He-he The frogs want special protection.


3 posted on 02/26/2010 7:24:39 PM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Waste and fraud are synonymous with gov't spending)
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To: Lurkina.n.Learnin

Frogs’ supporting other frogs’...


4 posted on 02/26/2010 7:25:36 PM PST by max americana
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Tastes like chicken..
5 posted on 02/26/2010 7:26:23 PM PST by GSP.FAN (These are the times that try men's souls.)
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To: driftdiver

LOL! Thinking of George on the frogger Seinfeld episode.


6 posted on 02/26/2010 7:26:36 PM PST by Spudx7
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To: Free ThinkerNY

They take those frog legs seriously!!!


7 posted on 02/26/2010 7:31:08 PM PST by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, Guts and Guns made America great.)
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To: GSP.FAN

GROSS!!!!


8 posted on 02/26/2010 7:31:30 PM PST by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, Guts and Guns made America great.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

having difficulty resisting an ethnic comment....

ribit....oops


9 posted on 02/26/2010 7:33:44 PM PST by bobjam
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To: ZULU

GROSS!!!!

I know, those should be fried.


10 posted on 02/26/2010 7:34:50 PM PST by Lurkina.n.Learnin (Waste and fraud are synonymous with gov't spending)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Newt Crossings?


11 posted on 02/26/2010 7:37:33 PM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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12 posted on 02/26/2010 7:38:25 PM PST by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The French as the “toads and frogs”. They already have roads and bridges.

Les Grenouilles


13 posted on 02/26/2010 7:39:23 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Cvengr

Newt Gingrich’s got his own sign?


14 posted on 02/26/2010 7:40:11 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The French as the “toads and frogs”. They already have roads and bridges.

Les Grenouilles


15 posted on 02/26/2010 7:40:35 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: ZULU

You don’t like frog legs?


16 posted on 02/26/2010 7:43:52 PM PST by GSP.FAN (These are the times that try men's souls.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The French group, “Frogs for Frogs” was behind the whole campaign idea....


17 posted on 02/26/2010 8:27:16 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: GSP.FAN

They are great. On frogs, not in my stomach or plate.

What do they do with the rest of the critter?


18 posted on 02/26/2010 8:28:36 PM PST by ZULU (Non nobis, non nobis, Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. God, Guts and Guns made America great.)
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19 posted on 02/26/2010 8:33:51 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: ZULU

20 posted on 02/26/2010 8:35:39 PM PST by dfwgator
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