2008 Year of the Frog was jump started at ZSL London Zoo by Sir David Attenborough who put the finishing touches to a new frog sculpture at the Zoo.
The worldwide 2008 Year of the Frog campaign aims to highlight the plight of amphibians with many species facing extinction in the wild as a result of disease, habitat loss, climate change, introduced species, pollution and pesticides and over-collection for food and pets. Some of the world's top conservationists have joined together in Amphibian Ark and named 2008 The Year of The Frog.
Sir David Attenborough, patron of the campaign, stopped by London Zoo to apply the final coat of paint to the frog sculpture made entirely of recycled materials. Sir David stated that "Without an immediate and sustained conservation effort to support captive management, hundreds of species of theses wonderful creatures could become extinct in our own lifetime."
Conservation forms a large part of the work carried out by ZSL at London Zoo and there is a stunning variety of frogs and amphibians for visitors to see at the Zoo. Book your short family break with Holiday Extras today.
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