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Jelly Good Show! But enjoy frogspawn magic in its natural home

The RSPCA has urged children, parents, and teachers to leave frog and toad spawn in their natural habitats.
This recommendation is based on the understanding that removing spawn and tadpoles can disrupt their lifecycle and harm other pond life.
The RSPCA emphasizes that frogspawn and tadpoles are part of a natural food chain, and taking them away from their environment makes it difficult to provide for their needs as they transform from tadpoles to froglets between early spring and April.
Rebecca Machin, a scientific and policy officer in the RSPCA’s wildlife team, and Caroline Francoli, from the RSPCA’s education team, emphasize the importance of observing amphibians in their natural environment and highlight welfare concerns.
The RSPCA encourages people to enjoy the "fascinating" transformation of amphibians, offering resources on their education website to promote engagement with nature while stressing that chlorine in tap water can be harmful and it is better to leave them where they have everything they need.

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