Amphibians
Count on for frogs, toads
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The Michigan DNR and Michigan Wildlife Council are counting the state’s frogs and toads because of concern over threats to their species. We hear from an MSU Museum herpetologist and a DNR wildlife biologist.
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A frog concert after dark
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Citizen scientists survey the state’s wetlands, listening to male frogs and toads croak their pick-up lines into the dark.
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Grade schoolers vie to name top amphibian
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Elementary students from mid-Michigan are lobbying for one of three candidates proposed for designation as the state amphibian.
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Photo Friday: Bois Blanc Island bullfrog
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This close-up photo is of a bullfrog in a marsh on the southwest end of Bois Blanc Island (known as Bo-Lo to locals), located in Lake Huron between Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas. It was taken by Terry Heatlie, a habitat restoration specialist working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. We’re always open to viewer submissions for our Photo Friday series, so feel free to message us on Facebook or Twitter, or send an email to greatlakesecho@gmail.com.
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Monday Mashup: Finding amphibians with sounds of spring
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Surveyors in the Great Lakes states are poised this spring to count frogs and toads by listening to their songs. It is a chance for volunteers to document amphibian declines and discover new populations. Find out how to count.
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Counting frogs: Keeping track of species keeps habitats healthy
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(IL) Chicago Tribune – Crouched in fields of prairie grass under moonlit skies, Matt Hokanson leads workshops three times in the spring to teach new monitors how to count the population of frogs by the number of calls they hear. There are 13 native species of frogs in Illinois, Hokanson said, but four to five are limited to specific habitats such as sandy areas. The rest can be found in wetlands where habitats are located by aerial photographs taken by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Audubon Society Chicago Region. More