AUS Press: Hunt on for growling frog

[Herp News]

TASMANIA MERCURY (Hobart, Australia) 16 September 09 Hunt on for growling frog (Sally Glaetzer)
Have you ever heard a frog growling in your garden?
If you have, wildlife experts want to hear about it because they fear Tasmania's green and gold frogs may be disappearing.
The frogs, known in Victoria as "growling grass frogs" because of the males' distinctive call, are listed as threatened nationally because of pollution and declining habitat.
"At a few of the sites in the Hobart area previously recorded for the species we haven't been able to find any evidence of them," said state wildlife health officer Annie Philips.
"We would like to know if they are still out there."
Dr Philips said now was the perfect time for backyard sleuths to investigate.
"The rain leads them to vocalise, making them easier to locate," she said.
The department hopes Hobart residents will email location details, photos and call recordings to david.wilson@dpipwe.tas.gov.au
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[Ebony]

I have two of these guys. They are a really nice natured Frog. Mine are 5 years old. I hope they don't decline.