Frog Projects

Frog Projects -  Budgets Summary

1.  Monitoring Archey’s frog populations in the Coromandel    $3950 annually
2.  Disease transmission experiments    $31500
3.  Hochstetter’s frog – cryptic species/genetics    $141000
4.  Exploring North and South Island sites for new frog populations    $108000
5.  Translocation of Archey’s frog to an offshore island    $17500
6.  Translocating Maud Island frogs to Orokonui Sanctuary    $25500
7.  Analysing skin secretions of Hamilton’s frog    $10500
8.  Non-invasive methods of sex determination in native frogs    $12000
9.  Disease survey of NZ frogs    $20000
10.  Raising public awareness of native frogs    $24000
11.  Identifying agent of decline in Archey’s frog    $31500
12.  Breeding biology of Maud Island frogs    $23500
13.  Cryopreservation of male and female native frog gametes     $140000
14.  Monitor key populations of all species of native frogs    $30000
15.  Maintenance of captive populations at Otago    $8900 annually
16.  Continued support for Auckland Zoo captive breeding facility    $50000 annually

For more information on these projects please contact Phil Bishop