NZFROG

Coming up: 

Frog Recruitment is privileged to be meeting with Dame Jane Goodall in NZ in June!

Dame Jane Morris Goodall, the British primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, UN Messenger of Peace, and considered to be the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, is making a fleeting visit to Auckland – and we at Frog Recruitment are delighted we are going to be able to meet and interview her.

Goodall is best known for her 45-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania. She is the founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and has worked extensively on conservation and animal welfare issues.

Dame Jane Goodall has a humanitarian vision to improve global understanding and treatment of great apes through research, public education and advocacy. She also wishes to create a worldwide network of young people who have learned to care deeply for their human community, for all animals and for the environment, and who will take responsible action to care for them.

In 2008, Dame Jane Goodall was approached to be the Australian Ambassador for the International Year of the Frog… and agreed - which is where frogs and Frog Recruitment come in.

We look forward to sharing our meeting with Dame Jane Goodall with you online, so please keep an eye on our website (www.frogrecruitment.co.nz) for more information.

Jane’s article on Frogs:
Hamilton’s Frog (Leiopelma hamiltoni)
 

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Some facts about New Zealand’s frogs:
  • There are thought to be less than 300 of New Zealand’s four species of native frogs left. One of these, the Archey’s frog is the most critically endangered amphibian in the world
  • New Zealand frogs don’t have an external eardrum unlike other frog species around the world (they can still hear though)
  • They don’t have a vocal pouch and don’t make loud ‘ribbets’ like other frog species. Instead they squeak or chirp – especially when frightened
  • New Zealand frogs don’t lay eggs that hatch into tadpoles – instead they hatch on dry land as tiny froglets
  • The Archey’s frog grows to just 37mm
  • Frogs breathe through their skin
  • A group of frogs is called an army
  • Some frogs can jump as much as 20 times their own length!
Frog is a sponsor of the new NZFROG Website: www.nzfrogs.org

Frog Recruitment has teamed up with the Otago University Department of Zoology and web designers Zeald to help build a new purpose built website to educate and inform the public about frogs in NZ.

Their new website will be a central resource for the general public to find information on NZ frogs, photos, keys to I.D frogs, FAQ's and to educate people about Frog conservation, as well as links and articles.

This information will be provided by Dr. Phil Bishop and his team at the Zoology department who are deeply passionate about the plight of our declining and endangered frog population and who are desperate for us New Zealander's to learn more about what we can all do to help.
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