The western chorus frog is about as small as your thumb, but it could prove to be a large obstacle to Premier Doug Ford’s plans for building Highway 413.
The chorus frog – so named because of the sound males make during mating season – is listed as threatened on Canada’s official registry of species at risk.
Consultants working for Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation have identified the frog along the 59-kilometre preferred route of the proposed Highway 413, across the northwestern fringes of the Greater Toronto Area. And while the frogs’ presence along the route may not necessarily stop the project altogether, it could force the province to
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