Urgent appeal to help save Australia's frogs. The Australian Museum is reporting that we are sadly seeing sick and dead frogs across Eastern Australia, many of which are already threatened. You can help by supporting their appeal.
Image source: The Armidale Express
We were recently alerted to this issue in an article from Clarence Landcare Inc.
Frogs across the Clarence Valley and more widely, the Eastern States of Australia, have been reported as sick and dying in unusually high numbers this winter. Green tree frogs are the most reported; however, there are other species being impacted also.
Whilst the cause is yet unknown, symptoms include the frogs looking sick and lethargic, being out and visible during the day and there may be a reddening or darkening of the skin.
It is important that sick frogs are taken to the vets as soon as possible.
Any dead frogs need to be removed from the environment to avoid exposure to other frogs.
Please report all sick and dead frogs to calls@frogid.net.au to ensure that the folk at FrogID are best placed to monitor this event.
More information can be found at Australian Museum. Or to help identify frogs in our region, here's a useful link: https://frogs.org.au/frogs/ofNSW/New_England_and_Surrounds
Learn more here about our local Pobblebonks. "Pobblebonks pluck in a swampy folk band" an Armidale Express article from 2018
