Friends of the Kuranda Tree Frog

25/02/2026

🐸 Frog monitoring is on tonight!

🐸 Meeting 6:45 pm at the Kuranda Visitor Info Centre on Therwine St.

🐸 Wear covered sturdy shoes, bring a head torch (we have spares), water bottle and a raincoat. Dont forget your listening ears!

🐸Text Cathy on 0419 624 940 to confirm your attendance!

🐸 Heading out again Saturday 28th. Same meeting place and time.

🐸 No experience necessary

31/01/2026

Tonight!

Frog monitoring adventure 🐸

Meeting tonight at 6:45 pm at the Kuranda Visitors info centre m.

We'll car pool or convoy to the 3 sites.
We'll be finished by 9pm.

Join us, no experience needed.

Bring a raincoat, head torch if you have one, closed in shoes, insect repellent, water bottle , listening ears and a smile.

Call or text Cathy on
0419 624 940
To let us know you are coming. 🐸

10/01/2026

🚨 The 2026 Great Cane Toad Bust is just around the corner 🐸

From 17 January to 25 January, you can challenge family, friends, neighbours or even yourself to catch as many cane toads as possible in just one week!

👉 Register your interest and learn more here: https://watergum.org/greatcanetoadbust/

🐸 Submit your catches to our database: https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/258adb07fc874cfca5fc7112da3ded81

👊 Join the 2026 Great Cane Toad Bust Facebook event page to stay up to date with leaderboard, catching numbers and see what others are saying

💚 Visit our webpage for humane euthanasia recommendations and to see the link of drop off points in South East Queensland and Northern NSW: https://watergum.org/humane-euthanasia/

Let’s work together to create safe havens for native animals and pets, and support our agriculture industry.

Thank you to our event sponsors Metal Manufacturers Pty Ltd and Haymans Electrical

Landcare Australia City of Gold Coast Logan City Council Byron Shire Council Gecko Environment Council Tweed Shire Council City of Darwin Sunshine Coast Council Mackay Regional Council Somerset Regional Council .australia Scouts Queensland Cairns Regional Council Rockhampton Regional Council Gladstone Regional Council

19/12/2025

🐸💥 The Great Cane Toad Bust is on!

Join Australia’s biggest community effort to protect native wildlife one toad at a time.

🌿 Sign up + get involved

🔗 Link: https://watergum.org/greatcanetoadbust/

18/12/2025

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🐸 Have you met this new frog species? Meet the Scarlet-sided banjo frog (Limnodynastes grayi), a Pobblebonk frog species officially scientifically recognised in 2024 thanks in part to FrogID citizen science recordings! Last year’s submitted 'bonk’ and ‘tok’ mating calls (similar to the pluck of a banjo string calls) helped Australian Museum researchers distinguish this unique, red-hued banjo frog as its own species.

🔊Record your local ‘bonks’ https://www.frogid.net.au/get-involved

🐸 FrogID is a national citizen science initiative by the Australian Museum, focused on identifying frogs by their unique calls.

🐸 FrogID runs year-round, and this result reminds us that every recorded 'bonk' contributes to vital scientific discovery. While you're out in nature, remember to keep recording frog calls whenever you hear them, both near and far from home.

30/11/2025

11/11/2025

Last week's final webinar for the year had everyone engaged and fascinated with the reflections shared by Dr Glen Ingram. Glen recalled his observations and work with the presumed extinct platypus frog and southern day frog!

The recorded webinar is now available and we have decided to make this available to anybody who wishes to view it.

Visit https://www.qldfrogs.asn.au/webinars/

01/11/2025

Dauan Island has been identified as the home of three species – a gecko and two frogs – new to science, which are found nowhere else on Earth.

🗒️ Read the paper online now:�https://issuu.com/store/publishers/tsimatorresnews/issues/torres_news_edition_203_30_october_2025

🗞️Grab the annual subscription for just $80 now: https://issuu.com/store/publishers/tsimatorresnews/subscribe

24/10/2025

Our final webinar for the year is not to be missed!
Hear the untold story of two of southeast Queensland's legendary (now extinct) frogs, from one of the scientists who worked to protect their habitat.
Link to register in the comments.

24/10/2025

Quick reminder - Frog monitoring tomorrow night!

We will be doing 5 sights this week. Flaggy, Queens, Owens, Warril, and Kindy. Feel free to join for one or all!

Since there is 5, it may be a late finish. We will be starting at 6pm as usual.

Hope to see you there!

🐸Chloe

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