A simple DIY project could provide a temporary habitat for frogs made homeless by bushfires as high rainfall gives numbers a welcome boost.
abc.net.au/news/frog-hotels-help-east-gippsland-bushfire-environment-recovery/101353874Ecologists are urging people to build "frog hotels" in their backyards to support frog species in East Gippsland.More than half of East Gippsland was burnt during the 2019-2020 bushfiresMore than half of the region was burnt during the 2019-2020 bushfires, forcing many frogs to move to urban areas due to the loss of habitat.
The green and golden bell frog is listed as vulnerable under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. A small model frog sits in a PVC pipe within a frog hotel at the East Gippsland Catchment Management Authority.The hotels are aimed at frogs with greater climbing capabilities including the green and golden bell frog, brown tree frog, Peron's tree frog, southern bell frog, whistling tree frog and the screaming tree frog.
"It's a way of getting community involved and showing community that frogs are really important for our waterways," she said.Mr Watts-Parker said frogs were used as biological indicators to assess the quality of waterways as they reacted to pollution, a lack of vegetation and chemicals.
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