Queensland Frog Society Inc. in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Queensland Frog Society Inc.

Locality: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 491 140 720

Address: PO Box 7017, East Brisbane 4169 Brisbane, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.qldfrogs.asn.au

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25.01.2022 Don't miss out! RSVP for the Cane Toad workshop on 16 May at Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, organised by Sunshine Coast Council. Limited seats available - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cane-toad-control-tickets-1 We'll see you there!

24.01.2022 We're at Kroombit Tops NP again for our second #frogsearch and conditions are great this time round! Check out these before and after photos of the area. 'Dry' photos were taken during first FrogSesrch in Dec 2019. More pics and finds to come!

24.01.2022 How does a $1,500 funding boost to your QLD frog research project sound? Since 2009, we have provided QLD research students with over $10k in funding for research into QLD's frogs and have recently increased the grant money to $1,500! Applications for the Ric Nattrass Research Grant are now open and must be received by 12th February 2021.... We can't wait to receive your applications! http://www.qldfrogs.asn.au/ric-nattrass-research-grant/ USC: University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia, The University of Queensland, JCU: James Cook University, Australia, Griffith University, University of Southern Queensland - Australia, QUT (Queensland University of Technology) please share with your students.

23.01.2022 We'll be streaming our guest speaker's presentations LIVE from our AGM this morning. Stay tuned!

22.01.2022 NEW EDUCATIONAL TOOL LAUNCHED! Our Members now have access to a new online interactive experience. It's an interactive and educational tool that takes you to different frog habitats within south-east QLD and find the frogs living within them. The habitats are presented in 360 degree views where you can find and hear the frog species that live there and learn more about what you see. There's also the option of viewing this tool using a virtual reality (VR) headset, allowing yo...u to immerse yourself in each habitat as if you were there. Whilst we're all self-isolating and unable to venture far from home, why not give this tool a go, suited to both adults and children. Check your inbox for the link!

22.01.2022 Are you planning on researching QLD frogs next year? How does a $1,500 funding boost to your research project sound? Since 2009, we have provided QLD research students with over $10k in funding for research into QLD's frogs and have recently increased the grant money to $1,500! Applications for the Ric Nattrass Research Grant are now open and must be received by 12th February 2021.... We can't wait to receive your applications! http://www.qldfrogs.asn.au/ric-nattrass-research-grant/ USC: University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia The University of Queensland, JCU: James Cook University, Australia Griffith University, University of Southern Queensland - Australia, QUT (Queensland University of Technology) please share with your students.

22.01.2022 Today is National Threatened Species Day. Once found across the escarpment with large choruses of frogs heard, the critically endangered Kroombit Tinkerfrog (Taudactylus pleione) is now restricted to several sites below the escarpment at Kroombit Tops National Park. Fire, feral pigs and Chytrid fungus are all driving this species to extinction. But not all is lost for one of Australia's most threatened species. A small group of dedicated volunteers led by two Kroombit Tinkerf...rog Ecologists continue to monitor populations of this species during the wet season, thanks to a government grant successfully applied for by the QLD Frog Society. This grant will also provide funding to increase the area of pig-exclusion fencing surrounding critical tinkerfrog habitat, preventing further pig-induced habitat damage and spread of Chytrid fungus. Monitoring of the critically-endangered Kroombit Treefrog (Litoria kroombitensis) and vulnerable Tusked Frog (Adelotus brevis) is also supported by funding. For more details and how you can be involved, visit www.qldfrogs.asn.au. Photo credit - Kroombit Tinkerfrog and Tusked Frog: E.Meyer, Kroombit Treefrog: J. Hooper

20.01.2022 With the La Nina finally bringing the goods (rain) to QLD, our frogs and cane toad are getting busy! The 'Be Toadally Sure' brochure we produced a few years ago remains just as relevant today if you're uncertain as to the identity of your 'toad' - http://www.qldfrogs.asn.au/be-toadally-sure-campaign/... Furthermore, it includes photos of cane toad eggs and tadpoles and info on how to humanely euthanase cane toads. Finally, if you'd like to remove cane toad tadpoles from your pond/dam, visit http://www.qldfrogs.asn.au/cane-toad-challenge/ to learn how to access free cane toad tadpole baits.

20.01.2022 Cadbury's Freddo chocolate Save the Frogs series includes our own Armoured Mistfrog and Kroombit Tinkerfrog, the latter of which we've just returned from monitoring during the latest FrogSearch. Sounds to us like the perfect excuse to eat chocolate!

18.01.2022 On holidays and staying indoors from wet weather? Why not read our latest Frogsheet newsletter, emailed out to members before Christmas. Read about the exciting developments of the Kroombit Tinkerfrog breeding program at Currumbin plus catch up on what some of our Coordinators have been up to! Photo M. Vella.

18.01.2022 Over the last week we've updated several pages on our website. This inlcudes a comprehensive list of native plant nurseries along the QLD coast, plus our page on the keeping of frogs and tadpoles to reflect upcoming regulation changes by the QLD Government. Go check 'em out! www.qldfrogs.asn.au

17.01.2022 A CALL TO ACTION! We're so grateful to our few but dedicated volunteers who serve either on the Committee or as a passionate helping hand at community events or on our Kroombit FrogSearch trips. But our volunteer base is small and some cannot take on as much as they once did. So, will you put your hand up to help them out? We're not asking for a life-time commitment or attendance at every event, but just to know there are people we can call upon who are willing, when the time... comes. Members, for further information, check out our latest email to you.

16.01.2022 We're sharing an image of the Southern Dayfrog (Taudactylus diurnus) today, photographed by Owen Kelly and reflected upon by Glen Ingram, who was fortunate to have witnessed the species before their demise some 40-45 years ago. Once common in the creeks and streams of Conondale and D'Aguilar ranges, it's a harsh reminder of the consequences of Chytrid fungus and why illegally moving/buying/selling frogs and tadpoles is not worth the risk.

15.01.2022 Our new online interactive frogging experience for kids and adults has been very well received! Our Members have exclusive access via the E-news Email sent over a week ago. More info: ... Our Members now have access to a new online interactive experience. It's an interactive and educational tool that takes you to different frog habitats within south-east QLD and find the frogs living within them. The habitats are presented in 360 degree views where you can find and hear the frog species that live there and learn more about what you see. There's also the option of viewing this tool using a virtual reality (VR) headset, allowing you to immerse yourself in each habitat as if you were there. Whilst we're all self-isolating and unable to venture far from home, why not give this tool a go, suited to both adults and children. Check your inbox for the link! See more

15.01.2022 Stuck at home? Kids bored? Why not assume this is the case? We have an exciting new feature avaiable to members, launching very soon!

15.01.2022 Catch up on all the finds whilst we were frogging LIVE earlier this evening at Peachester in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

12.01.2022 Today marks the beginning of National Frog Week Australia! Check out the page for local events near you, plus get out into your own backyard and see what frogs live there too. You may be surprised!

12.01.2022 ...but then of course you do renew your membership! :D If you'd still like to play a vital part in the QLD Frog Society, please renew your membership today. Check your inbox for details. Thankyou!... www.qldfrogs.asn.au

11.01.2022 This is fantastic news! There's been a lot of hard work by some very committed people who are the experts in their field. The team from Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary joined us earlier this year during our Kroombit FrogSearch project to monitor this critically endangered species in the wild. You too can be involved in this crucially important project. Visit http://www.qldfrogs.asn.au/kroombit-frogsearch/ for more info.

11.01.2022 Welcome to 2021! 2021 is an important year for QFS’s State Government-funded Kroombit Threatened Frogs Project with further surveys planned for February/March of 2021 and December 2021 and construction of a pig exclusion fence to protect habitat of the critically endangered Kroombit Tinkerfrog at Kroombit Tops National Park planned for winter 2021. We’re also looking for help analysing recordings from automated acoustic recorders currently deployed at Kroombit Tops National... Park to determine the presence/absence and abundance of threatened frog species there. You can learn more about these activities on QFS’s website http://www.qldfrogs.asn.au/kroombit-frogsearch/ If you’re willing and able to assist with any of the above activities, please get in touch with QFS’s events and initiatives coordinator Jono Hooper via e-mail: [email protected] See more

10.01.2022 We took Totally Wild out frogging earlier this year in the Sunshine Coast hinterland! Check out the episode here https://10play.com.au//season-26/episode-103/tpv200518wzphd at the 17 minute mark (or second yellow bar). Further QFS updates have been emailed to members via our E-News.

08.01.2022 Our latest Frogsheet newsletter has been emailed to Members. Plus, don't miss your place at a Cane Toad workshop at Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, organised by Sunshine Coast Council on 16 May! Limited seats available - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/cane-toad-control-tickets-1

08.01.2022 There's never been a better time to sit back and read - so check out your inbox for the latest Frogsheet newsletter! The Autumn edition includes a report and photos of the first QFS Kroombit FrogSearch, plus this year's Research Grant recipient announced! Photo: Kroombit Treefrog, (c) Jono Hooper

08.01.2022 Our Annual General Meeting will be at Chelma on 31st October from 10am-12pm followed by a casual BBQ afterwards. We look forward to hearing from guest speaker Mr. Coen Hird, our 2020 Ric Nattrass Grant Recipient, sharing his research on the topic Harmful UV radiation doses in native amphibians, followed by an update on the Kroombit FrogSearch project. All social-distancing requirements will be adhered to. Please RSVP by 15th October for catering purposes. We've emailed all the details and how to RSVP to our members. Look forward to seeing you there!

07.01.2022 Hats off to the team for their persistence and patience over the last 20 years! Captive breeding and release of the Kroombit Tinkerfrog is realistically the best hope this species has of survival in the wild. Read what our ecologist Dr Ed Meyer had to say, having been heavily involved in the program from the beginning.

06.01.2022 If you feel like going for some 'light' frogging tonight, then check back here after 7pm for a LIVE frogging stream! It's like frogging but without the insects.

05.01.2022 Very limited places remain for this workshop, organised by Sunshine Coast Council at Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve, Maleny. Secure your seat now before it's too late! When: 1pm, Sunday 16 May 2021.

04.01.2022 The Queensland Frog Society Facebook page would like to wish all its members and visitors a Merry Xmas and a Froggy New Year!

03.01.2022 Check your Inbox for the Winter Frogsheet newsletter out now! There's a great trip report of our latest Kroombit Tops FrogSearch and a summary of the threatened frogs we found. Plus some amazing before and after photos!

02.01.2022 Watch Coen Hird present on his preliminary research findings on UV impacts to tadpoles at different temperatures, followed by Harry Hines give an update on the Kroombit Tinkerfrog project.

01.01.2022 Hop onto the couch and have a read of our latest Frogsheet newsletter, hot off the press! Our Winter edition includes an exclusive behind the scenes interview with the author (and QFS member), Mark Sanders of Australia's latest frog field guide, the 'Photographic Field Guide to Australian Frogs'! Plus, there are plenty of other interesting stories and contributions to be read! Check your emails to access the latest edition, or if you're not a member, why not become one? Head to http://www.qldfrogs.asn.au/memberships/.