Young herpers help protect threatened frog
By kingsnake.com · October 15, 2014 5:56 am
Elementary school students helped pass a law that names the threatened California red-legged frog the state amphibian.
From the Desert Sun:
Two students — Samantha Lambarena and Freedom America Payne — traveled to Sacramento in April to sell lawmakers on the idea. The red-legged frog is the largest native frog in the western United States. “We think people will protect it just like they protect America’s bald eagle,” Lambarena said during the April hearing.Read more...
