St. Petersburg officials need helpers to safely carry gray toads across a busy road. The Committee for Nature Management announced the volunteer search as gray toads start their yearly migration in Sestroretskoye Boloto nature reserve. These amphibians travel from forests to Sestroretskoye Spill waters for breeding but must cross a dangerous highway during their journey.
Volunteers will pick up toads with their hands or use buckets to transport them across the roadway. They must also count each animal they assist. The work happens only during daylight hours. Officials allow only adults age 18 or older to register for this wildlife protection effort.
Regular visitors who see the animals should leave them alone if they aren't participating in the official Make Way for Amphibians program. Nature officials want people to respect wildlife during this critical breeding period. The toad migration coincides with other spring animal activity—rooks returned to St. Petersburg recently, and frogs awoke from winter sleep throughout the Leningrad region.
Volunteers will pick up toads with their hands or use buckets to transport them across the roadway. They must also count each animal they assist. The work happens only during daylight hours. Officials allow only adults age 18 or older to register for this wildlife protection effort.
Regular visitors who see the animals should leave them alone if they aren't participating in the official Make Way for Amphibians program. Nature officials want people to respect wildlife during this critical breeding period. The toad migration coincides with other spring animal activity—rooks returned to St. Petersburg recently, and frogs awoke from winter sleep throughout the Leningrad region.
