This FrogID Week (11–20 November), the Australian Museum is calling on the public to help save Australia’s frog populations by recording frogs living in backyards, local parks and bushlands using the free FrogID app.
The most detailed maps of Australia’s frogs have now been produced and are open access for frog research and conservation.
If a frog calls in a forest, would anyone actually hear it? This may sound like a philosophical question, but it is a genuine concern for frogs – like ‘pobblebonks’ – living in forested habitats. Find out how you can help using the FrogID app!
Of all the fish you could meet in the waters of Australia, this angler is a world record holder.
The FrogID app has helped keep track of rare and threatened species of frog following this year’s devastating bushfires.
Two new research tools are supporting a groundswell of public interest that could make a difference to the future of Australian frogs, which are facing tough times.