General
Critically endangered Baw Baw frogs fitted with radio transmitters to track their movement
Fifty tiny frogs released into the wild in eastern Victoria are not just carrying radio transmitters on their backs, but the hopes of their species as well.
Key points:
- 25 male and 25 female frogs have been fitted with radio transmitters
- Fewer than 1,000 Baw Baw frogs live in the wild
- It’s the first time adult Baw Baw frogs have been released
The Baw Baw frog is the only frog that is endemic to Victoria, but its numbers have dwindled to the point where it is now critically endangered.
Fewer than 1,000 of the frogs live in the wild, in a small area of the high-altitude Baw Baw Plateau.
Zoos Victoria scientists are willing to try anything to prevent the frog from vanishing, including fitting the radio transmitters to them to track their…
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