Northern Leopard frogs, tadpole habitat question

[bugmankeith]

So here in New York northern leopard frogs exist but are rare.

There is a lake near me that at its deepest reaches 4 feet. One area near shore is Sandy/muddy bottom with fallen oak leaves, duckweed, and some kind of organic mush, it's open and under a foot deep but has slight current. A few feet down leads to deep area with tons of aquatic plants but full of bass, sunfish, and turtles.

Can northern leopard frog tadpoles survive in this? I heard they are picky about algae and open water as to shady areas.

i wanted to release some leopard tads because they are so rare, but most areas are shady and shallow with small fish, clearly somewhere they are breeding nobody has witnessed where though.

would the area I mentioned be ok? The shallow area has minnows and Ducks swim by but if they can survive on fallen leaves and organic material then I know this would be good.

the tadpoles come from sterile eggs meaning they are disease free.

[UncleChester]

Where are the eggs from? I'd suggest that you don't release a bunch of tadpoles, not without getting in touch with your local fish and game, environment ministry, or whoever is in charge of local wildlife conservation in your state.

You might be interested in what the Northern Leopard Frog Recovery Team is doing out in BC. You can download their Recovery Plan

[Mentat]

Tadpoles from "sterile" eggs? You got me confused on that . Yes, do check with local authorities as Brian stated. In some localities, introducing wildlife without proper permits is actually breaking the local laws .

[bugmankeith]

Tadpoles from "sterile" eggs? You got me confused on that . Yes, do check with local authorities as Brian stated. In some localities, introducing wildlife without proper permits is actually breaking the local laws .

sterile meaning bred in a lab and there are no diseases and parasites present.