Frogs in Schools

Student with frogs.

Gerry Marantelli of the Amphibian Research Centre.

Students at sixteen schools in the Murray Catchment had the opportunity to get up-close with Corroboree Frogs, and lots of other frogs from the local area, at Frog Education days held in September.

Gerry Marantelli, of the Amphibian Research Centre in Melbourne, visited schools with an entourage of frogs for students to see, touch and feed.  Gerry also talked to students about the many superpowers of frogs from across the world, including the frog that can freeze solid and come back to life when it thaws, and the most poisonous animal in the world - the poison dart-frog of South America.

All the students were fascinated by Gerry's stories and we hope are inspired to help us stop the decline and extinction of more of the worlds’ wonderful frogs.