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Pukekura Park frog research
By Nathan Hills, Puke Ariki Environmental Educator
My role as an educator for the 60 Springs project is to involve Intermediate and High School students in learning about sustainability, education, and creativity. The 60 Springs project is run through Puke Ariki in partnership with Shell New Zealand Ltd and the Taranaki Regional Council. www.60springs.co.nz
In June 2008 I worked with students from Devon Intermediate School on animal monitoring in Pukekura Park. Over a five month period students attempted to discover what species of frogs lived in the Park, involving regular searches for tadpoles and listening for frogs during the day and night. The project concluded during the middle of the frog breeding season. To provide consistency and further data I continued monitoring the frogs until Jan 2011. The survey methods used included using a regular search path at night focusing on visual and call surveys, tadpole searches and some basic climate data collection.
The project aims were to:
Identify key habitats used by frogs in the park
Find out how many species and populations of frogs live in Pukekura Park
Identify the breeding season/s for each species
Develop a photo inventory of bell frogs found in the park
For results of the research click on the link titled "Filename: Pukekura_Park_research_Nathan_KETE_and_INTERSECT_Hills.doc (View)" at the top of this page.
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