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Spotted tree frogs released into wild
Amphibian ecologist Dr Matt West describes the mission to save spotted tree frogs from extinction in the wild. Source: Zoos Victoria
Video transcript
We know of a few remaining spotted tree frog populations, and after the 2019, 2020 bushfires, we went in and collected spotted tree frogs from some of those remaining sites to set up a captive breeding programme at Zoos Victoria.
Um, we've bred frogs from these different river systems together.
Um, we know they're genetically compatible, and we, when they've been bred at the zoo, we've released those offspring back to particularly this site here where we're working today.
Um, and you know, that's bringing a whole new range of genetic diversity into this population.
