EFFORTS to establish wild populations of a critically endangered frog in Canberra, are gaining momentum.
Over the last two years, a joint conservation project between the ACT Government and Australia National University (ANU) has seen some 700 Northern Corrobboree Frogs and over 100 eggs released into a site within the Namadgi National Park.
ACT environment minister Rebecca Vassarotti said the project is – so far – showing “signs of success”.
“Not only are the introduced frogs persisting in the face of their primary threat, the introduced chytrid fungus, but they are in excellent condition and breeding, indicating they have all the resources they need to thrive,” Ms Vassarotti said.
“These positive results could indicate that this site allows the frogs to survive despite the presence of chytrid.”
The Northern Corroboree Frog is one of Australia’s most iconic threatened species.
Scientists think the decline and disappearance of the species may be partly due to a disease caused by a chytrid fungus, which attacks the frog’s skin.
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