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Wetter weather over summer has led to a local baby boom for a critically endangered frog species in northern New South Wales. 

Australian Museum frog scientist Jodi Rowley identified 15 baby Booroolong frogs [Ranoidea booroolongensis] in a creek bed near Glen Innes in the New England Tablelands in late January. The species was rediscovered there in 2017 after a 40-year absence from the region, but numbers found have been low. She said the apparent baby boom was probably due to the La Niña weather pattern and would hopefully lead to a local resurgence of the species.

The Booroolong frog was discovered accidentally in 2017 when researchers were looking for two other critically endangered species, the peppered tree frog and the yellow-spotted bell frog.

"The biggest obstacle to frog conservation, apart from some of the threats, is that we really just don't know that much about them," she said. "Frogs are tricky and there's just not that many frog biologists."

Citizen scientists across Australia are helping frog conservation through the museum's FrogID app. More than 13,000 people have recorded about 250,000 frog calls and their locations for the FrogID database.

"It's been really amazing how much people have been ready to join the fight to save frogs, from landholders on enormous properties, from rangers out in the middle of nowhere, to people driving around the country in every walk of life recording frogs and making a huge contribution to Australia's understanding of our amazing frog species," Dr Rowley said.

"By having healthy frog populations on your property, including a diversity of species, it really indicates you have a healthy environment going," she said.

Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-27/la-nina-baby-boom-for-critically-endangered-booroolong-frog/13189178

Download the FrogID App: https://www.frogid.net.au/

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Rare frog species jump for joy at Taronga

Rare frog species jump for joy at Taronga

A critically endangered Australian frog has been given a jump along after moving into a purpose-built breeding habitat at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo. Rare Booroolong frogs, native to the NSW Northern Tablelands, are being supported to build up numbers in captivity after a severe drought pushed the species to the brink. The 58 frogs are an “insurance colony”, Michael McFadden, unit supervisor of the…

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The endangered Booroolong frog had not been seen since 1975 but has recently been rediscovered on the New England Tablelands in Australia! #ConservationOptimism | Photo: Australian Museum |#frog #rediscovery #Booroolongfrog #Australia #conservation #fieldwork #endangered #endangeredspecies #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #animals #endextinction #science #biologist #research #Tech4Good #Tech4Wildlife #hope #ConservationOptimism #KeyConservation Read more here: https://buff.ly/2G5rbWO

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Booroolong Frog (Litoria booroolongensis)

The Booroolong Frog is native to western slopes and areas of New South Wales and northern Victoria, predominately near streams.  This frog is normally grey, olive or brown in color with pale spots.  The exact cause of their recent decline has not yet been determined.

Image Source: Grant

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