Frog hotels: scientists build creative urban shelters to draw species back to Australian cities

Old baths, PVC pipes and even dog bowls can make suitable homes for amphibians affected by habitat destruction

Tadpoling is a thing of the past in many suburban creeks, as humans encroach on frogs’ territory. But there is a way to lure them back – frog hotels.

Herpetologist Dr Jodi Rowley, from the Australian Museum, says frogs are the “canary in the coalmine” that suffer first when the environment is toxic.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/14/frog-hotels-scientists-build-creative-urban-shelters-to-draw-species-back-to-australian-cities

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