Frog Mortality Project

In the late 1980s a number of unusual Common Frog mortalities were reported to Froglife in the southeast of England. Frogs were found to be suffering from a variety of symptoms, sometimes with secondary bacterial 
infections. 

After a dramatic increase in cases in the southeast throughout the late 1980s, the Frog Mortality Project was set up to monitor and report on the extent of the disease in the UK. 

The Frog Mortality Project is a joint partnership between the Institute of Zoology (at the Zoological Society of London) and Froglife.

To date the Frog Mortality Project has received over 3,400 disease reports and has collected information on the deaths of over 62,000 frogs. This database –the largest of its kind in the world- is to be the subject of a PhD study in 2009.

For more information on amphibian disease in the UK visit our Froglife disease section. 

HELP OUT: During the summer months of 2008 Froglife is appealing for specimens of amphibians which have died for any reason - disease or otherwise.  If you are willing to help out (this will mean storing dead amphibians in your freezer) please get in touch for more information.

Useful resources:

• Amphibian Health and Disease: this Froglife advice sheet gives information on amphibian ailments in the UK.

• Amphibian Disease Precautions: find out the latest best practice advice for reducing the risk of spreading amphibian disease from pond to pond.

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Elsewhere on www.froglife.org

• Find out about Froglife's Ponds for Life Project.

• Concerns about frog disease? 

• Discover how your business can contribute to Froglife's work.