In many places, frogs have a hard time surviving and one threat to them is roads. When they now need to migrate to mate, the risk is extra high that they will be run over. The Swedish Transport Administration is now asking for tips to be able to create safe roads.
In certain popular migration routes, the Swedish Transport Administration has built frog tunnels under roads.
"In this way, they can safely make their way to and from the summer breeding grounds where they lay their eggs," says Linnéa Hedman Söderström, environmental specialist at the Swedish Transport Administration, Middle Region, in a press release.
Those who pass a road section with many run-over frogs are urged to tip off the Swedish Transport Administration. A road section where many frogs are run over is likely a place where a measure needs to be taken.
This year, the Swedish Transport Administration is focusing particularly on receiving tips from Gävleborg County.
Frogs mate mainly in April and May, depending on where in Sweden they live. After three to four months, the tadpoles have become fully grown frogs that make their way onto land. Then they can cross the road again to get to their winter habitats.
