MARGAO, April 28 -- Team Herald

On Save the Frogs Day, GOACAN through its 'Save the Frog' public awareness campaign, urged the public to avoid consuming frog meat or supporting establishments that sell frog meat delicacies marketed as 'jumping chicken'.

Expressing concern over the drastic reduction in frog populations, GOACAN coordinator Roland Martins emphasised the need to restore frogs in paddy fields, wells, and other areas.

He highlighted the crucial ecological role frogs play in maintaining environmental balance, particularly in controlling mosquito population that spread vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria.

The campaign noted that both hunting practices and the use of fertilisers in fields have contributed to the dwin...