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La Niña rain brings baby boom for critically endangered Booroolong frog
Wetter weather over summer has led to a local baby boom for a critically endangered frog species in northern New South Wales.
Key points:
- The La Niña weather pattern has led to a baby boom for critically endangered Booroolong frogs in northern NSW
- Scientists from the Australian Museum are tracking changes in and threats to frog populations in the region
- The museum has released an app which asks citizen scientists to track frog calls and their locations
Australian Museum frog scientist Jodi Rowley identified 15 baby Booroolong frogs 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…
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