Ten thousand quarter frogs suddenly died in Peru

More than 10,000 frogs live in Lake Titicaca, one of the largest lakes in South America that suddenly died.

People in the town of Puno, Peru are bewildered when they see the situation of tens of thousands of individuals suddenly died at Lake Titicac a. Titicaca frogs are one of the largest frogs in the world called scrotum frogs because of their distinctive skin.

Dead-type precious frogs in Lake Titicaca, Peru.

According to Ibtimes, nearly 50km along the Coata River, a tributary of Lake Titicaca, estimated to have at least 10,000 frogs dead.

Anti-pollution campaigner Maruja Inquilla Sucasaca was the first to discover this unusual incident. Peru's National Center for Forests and Wildlife was informed of the incident.

Ibtimes reported that Sucasaca and the Coata Pollution Control Commission responded that the Peruvian government could not handle the serious pollution in Lake Titicaca on the border between Peru and Bolivia. For a long time, the people carelessly dispose of garbage into this lake.

Sucasaca said: "Lake Titicaca used to be a paradise, very beautiful but now the lake water is no longer usable. Animals can die if they drink lake water. Untreated wastewater discharges directly to the lake. ".

Titicaca frog is a common species in the lake but now the number of port days decreases, about 80% has been lost in the last few years. This rare frog is being included in the Peruvian Red Book.