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The Canadian Press
Calgary — Endangered northern leopard frog Over 1,900 tadpoles have been released into the wild in recent months.
The Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo works with other conservation groups, governments and zoos to breed, move and release frogs into the wetlands of interior British Columbia. has said that
The northern leopard frog is found in his three populations in Canada, according to the zoo. Eastern, Western Boreal and Prairie, and Rocky Mountains.
BC Rocky Mountain populations are endangered.
Frogs play an important role in ecosystems, transferring nutrients between land and water.
The Calgary Zoo, a member of British Columbia's Northern Leopard Frog Recovery Team, has hosted frog breeding programs in the past and explored how recently released frogs have adapted to new ones. I plan to monitor if there are any. House.
This Canadian Press report was first published on August 18, 2022.
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