University of Maine: Fewer Frogs Died by Vehicles in the Outset of the Pandemic, Study Finds
October 13, 2021
October 13, 2021
ORONO, Maine, Oct. 13 (TNSJou) -- The University of Maine issued the following news release:
Fewer frogs died from vehicle collisions in spring 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, than during the season in other recent years, according to a new study led by a University of Maine graduate student and community science project coordinator.
Vehicles kill many adult frogs, salamanders and other amphibians that cross roadways, particularly during their spring migrations. . . .
Fewer frogs died from vehicle collisions in spring 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began, than during the season in other recent years, according to a new study led by a University of Maine graduate student and community science project coordinator.
Vehicles kill many adult frogs, salamanders and other amphibians that cross roadways, particularly during their spring migrations. . . .