The southern bell frogs (Litoria raniformis) is one of Australia’s Top 100 priority threatened species which already are the focus of two conservation breeding programs, to release more animals to the wild.
Frogs belong to a group of animals called amphibians – the most endangered group of species on the planet. Two out of every five amphibian species are currently threatened with extinction, and this figure is rising.
In a bid to help save a threatened Australian frog species – and potentially other amphibian species – scientists led by Flinders University experts have developed a new way to improve collection methods of wild frogs for breeding in captivity or to release at a new location.
The study used virtual frog populations to test different approaches and find the safest conservation strategy, says Flinders University PhD Candidate and Australian
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