﻿Numerous uncertainties in the multifaceted global trade in frogs’ legs with the EU as the major consumer

Review Article

Other versions:

Article title
Abstract
Keywords
Introduction
Methods
Results
- The role of the European Union and its member States
- France and the frogs’ legs trade
- Major suppliers of species for the frogs’ legs industry in the EU
  - Indonesia
  - Annual export quotas
  - Farming operations in Indonesia
  - Vietnam
  - Farming operations in Vietnam
  - India
  - Farming operations in India
  - Turkey
  - Farming operations in Turkey
  - Albania
  - Farming operations in Albania
- Trends in EU frogs’ legs imports
- United States
- National/domestic use
- Species diversity consumed and evaluated in the IUCN Red List
- Threat status, population trends and sustainability
- CITES species and their trade
- Disease, pesticides and veterinary drug residues, genetic pollution
  - Disease
  - Pesticide and veterinary drug residues in wild and farmed frogs
  - Genetic pollution
- Taxa traded with uncertain taxonomic status
- Ecological impact of trade
  - Indonesia
  - Turkey
Discussion
- A long road to EU accountability
- IUCN Red List assessments
- Taxonomic uncertainties, interbreeding
- Ecological impact and economic uncertainties
- Is frog farming a sustainable alternative?
Conclusions and recommendations
- More science required
- We recommend that source countries should
- We recommend that consumer countries should
Acknowledgements
References
Supplementary materials