California Frog Restoration Effort Brings Result After the Discovery of the Egg Masses of This Rare Species

The recent finding of the eggs of a rare California frog creates new enthusiasm among the researchers. The discovery is the aftermath of a long effort.

ABC News reported about the detection of the egg masses of the red-legged California frog. The evidence was found in a creek in the Santa Monica Mountains on March 14. The tailless amphibian belongs to the threatened species that was absent in the mountain area since the 1970s.

The National Park Service aimed to rebuild the population of this rare California frog and accordingly transplanted eggs. The transplantation process was done with the help of the population present in the nearby Simi Hills. The success comes after four years' continuous effort.

The National Park Service reported the egg masses of the California frog as the first known fact about the rare species after a long time. The known fact also explores the sustaining quality of the tailless amphibian without the human help. Reports are surfacing that the park service will carry on the transplantation work of this rare species.

The National Park Service researchers were actually conducting a survey last week when they saw the reproduction of the red-legged California frog. Katy Delaney, the ecologist of the park service, unveils her feelings after seeing the images of the egg masses. She utters about the significant effort of the research team to bring the fruitful progress.

Katy Delaney indicates that she and the research team have to cover a long way to get the complete result. It is obvious that the recent finding uncovers a major development towards the future success story. For the first time, people became familiar with the California frog in 1865 through the famous story "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County".

The key reason behind the disappearance of the red-legged California frog is the introduction of the non-native species and the scarcity of the habitat. Pollution is also an additional cause behind this bitter fact. It is obvious that the current evidence of the egg mass explores the true efforts to restore the rare species.