The Colombian frog farm trying to put animal traffickers out of business
In one of the world’s most biodiverse countries, thousands of animals fall victim to poaching each year. Could captive breeding projects help save some from extinction?
Ivan Lozano believes customers need alternatives to the illegal wildlife trade
Inside Ivan Lozano s secluded facility there are dozens of neatly stacked glass cases, glowing with ultraviolet light and filled with vegetation. These terrariums provide homes for some of Colombia s most endangered frogs.
It s from this small farm near Bogota that Lozano is trying to undermine the wildlife traffickers plundering the country s forests.