Britain's Frogs and Toads Face Threat of Extinction: Worldwide Almost A Third of Species Under Threat

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Britain's frogs and toads face threat of extinction

http://news.independent.co.uk/
environment/article1164564.ece

By Geneviève Roberts
Published: 07 July 2006

Global warming, urbanisation and pollution are devastating frog and toad populations around the world, with almost a third of species under threat.

In Britain, the common toad population is "seriously threatened": natterjack toads have declined by 75 per cent in the past century, and since the 1960s the number of great crested newts in the country has dropped by 60 per cent.

Article Length: 867 words (approx.)