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Bullfrog removal protects vulnerable species
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Bullfrog removal protects vulnerable species

  • By Sienna Krulis, Adam Yawdoszyn, and Jack Fogarty Mt. Adams Resource Stewards
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Hungry and patient, the golden eyes of invasive American bullfrogs breach the surface of quiet waters, ready to lunge indiscriminately at any small sign of movement. Under the same moonlight, a different kind of hunter navigates through the water: a team of trained bullfrog removal technicians.

Commentary: Bullfrog removal protects vulnerable species in the Columbia Gorge and Glenwood Valley
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Commentary: Bullfrog removal protects vulnerable species in the Columbia Gorge and Glenwood Valley

  • By Sienna Krulis, Adam Yawdoszyn, and Jack Fogarty, Mt. Adams Resource Stewards
  • Updated

Commentary: In partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Glenwood-based nonprofit Mt. Adams Resource Stewards (MARS) introduced the Bullfrog Removal Action Team (BRAT) program in 2020 to attempt to reverse the steep decline of native Oregon spotted frogs in the Glenwood Valley. 

GORGE Pond Turtle release.jpg

GORGE Pond Turtle release.jpg

  • Michael Durham photo, courtesy of the Oregon Zoo
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An endangered western pond turtle, head-started at the Oregon Zoo, is released to the wild in the Columbia River Gorge. There are turtle popul…

GORGE Pond Turtle release.jpg

GORGE Pond Turtle release.jpg

  • Oregon Zoo / photo by Michael Durham
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A western pond turtle head-started at the Oregon Zoo turtle lab about to be released into a pond in the Columbia River Gorge.Â