As this tiny frog disappears from Canada, conservationist warn fast-tracking bills put more species at risk

As this tiny frog disappears from Canada, conservationist warn fast-tracking bills put more species at risk

The Blanchard's Cricket Frog is considered extirpated in its only Canadian habitat in southwestern Ontario.

The Blanchard’s Cricket Frog, once found in the wetlands of Ontario’s Pelee Island, is being reclassified from endangered to locally extinct. Some conservationists warn that recent legislation meant to fast-track development could remove environmental protections and put more species at risk.

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