Our previous Frogwatch program, initiated in 1996, collected information on one species, the Spring Peeper. We are expanding the program to include all the frogs and toads of Nova Scotia. By participating in this program you will help to increase our knowledge of frogs and toads in the Nova Scotia. Frogs and toads are a part of local biodiversity - the amazing variety of life around us.
Conserving biodiversity is essential to the health of the planet and the welfare of humankind.
Frogs and toads also have a special role to play in keeping the environment healthy. Worldwide, many species are declining in numbers or have recently become extinct. Monitoring frog and toad populations is one way to check the health of wetland areas. Frogs and toads can be used as indicator species, because they are vulnerable to changes in the atmosphere, the land, or the water. Tracking changes in the geographic range, the beginning and ending of the calling season, and the population of frogs and toads in Nova Scotia can help us understand changes occurring in the environment.