Saint-Jean-les-Deux-Jumeaux closes a street at night to protect amphibians. The operation, which began just a week ago (Saturday March 2), will continue for a month, until April 2.
Between February and April, amphibians come out of the woods where they are holed up to lay their eggs. Each female, depending on the species, lays between 200 and 400 eggs. Very few reach maturity, between 1 and 10%. “The survival rate is very low,” confirms the life specialist.