Thanks for putting this together I’m actually working on understanding amphibians and reptile farming as part of my PhD research. From what I’ve seen, the data is rarely available in English — and the scale is unfortunately much more horrendous than most people realize. I have some primary data from 2017 and also published a paper on this not long ago: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2590332225001022?dgcid=coauthor

(unfortunately the main industry report was removed from China's academy of engineering website no so long ago, although there should be plenty of info available in Chinese –– grey literature/government annoucements, etc)

If you (or anyone else here) are interested, we could maybe put together a short report to make a very basic estimation of the numbers of frogs being farmed in China, and the species involved.

Thanks a lot for your reply, it is very helpful.

I agree to all of your points, and luckily after nearly a decade of working in the media industry I am able to have the combination of school/program that's best for me. They provide six specializations under the MSc Environmental Sciences program and these are the two I'm most interested about.

The master program is a stepping stone for me to have access to internship and research opportunities I otherwise wouldn't have. And I plan to take a minor in Environmental Communication or Environmental Education as well. So hopefully I can develop a wider range of skills that will be beneficial to my future career.