Melbourne Zoo scientists are involved in the first captive conservation program for the giant burrowing frog The rare frog, Heleioporos australiacus, is found in remote parts of East Gippsland ...

There’s hope for the giant burrowing frog after Melbourne Zoo successfully collected tadpoles to begin a breeding program. Melbourne Zoo has established the first ever captive breeding program for the ...

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A new frog breeding centre has opened at Melbourne Zoo to house rare species. The three species of frog had much of their habitat destroyed in the Black Summer bushfires. “This facility is ...

The frog, listed as vulnerable, has been detected in habitat near the Mitchell River, northwest of Bairnsdale, the site of the planned Fingerboards open-cut mine by Kalbar Operations. Farmers and ...

It's a small step for science, but a giant leap for two Victorian frogs. Zoos Victoria's amphibian specialists have successfully bred two critically endangered Victorian frog species for the first ...

Focusing on nine threatened species, the researchers found that those in rainforest habitats were most significantly affected by the fires – specifically the pouched frog, the giant burrowing ...

Aaron Organ, of the Ecology and Heritage Partners consultancy, claimed that there was a “low likelihood’’ of a resident giant burrowing frog population in the project area. Kalbar said more ...