SafekipediaFrogWatch is a type of citizen science citizen science program. In these programs, everyday people help scientists. They watch and listen to amphibians amphibians.
People make recordings of frogs frogs and other animals near their homes. They send these recordings to databases. Scientists then study the recordings.
Different groups run FrogWatch programs in many countries. For example:
- the Akron Zoo runs FrogWatch USA
- Nature Canada runs FrogWatch Canada
- the India Biodiversity Portal runs FrogWatch in India
These programs help scientists learn more about frog populations and their habitats.
The National Geographic Society helped make tools for volunteers. These tools help record information such as temperature and the sounds made by specific frogs and toads.
Scientists use FrogWatch data to learn about frogs. They study how frogs change where they live, which species are increasing or decreasing, species diversity [species diversity](/w/9], how frogs respond to temperature changes, and how their behavior changes through the year.
History
The United States Geological Survey started FrogWatch USA in 1998. Then the National Wildlife Federation took over in 2002.
From 1998 to 2005, many people visited places where frogs live. They shared information and found many kinds of frogs and toads. FrogWatch NT works in northern Australia. It began in 1991 after cane toads came to Australia and became a problematic invasive species.
This article is a child-friendly adaptation of the Wikipedia article on FrogWatch, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.