Although the environment in which the California Red-Legged Frog lives in is dwindling, the habitat has been deemed critical and is being protected. Since the Frog has been listed as a Threatened species, if someone wants to buy a piece of land they must have it professionally surveyed for Threatened and Endangered species, such as the California Red-Legged Frog. Unfortunately, the US Fish and Wildlife Service do not have an available conservation or recovery plan in place yet. However, there are groups who are willing to help recover the native California Red-Legged Frog riparian and aquatic habitat. There are many community groups who are working to restore their hometown creeks, possibly where California Red-Legged Frogs live.
If the public is interested in protecting the California Red-Legged Frog and other species that are of Special Concern, Threatened or Endangered they could do the following to protect, preserve and help to recover population and habitat:
Be Conscientious of Their Surroundings
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Do they live by a creek? |
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Do they put unauthorized materials and substances in the storm drains? | | |
Do they use an automobile, etc. |
Help to Restore Creeks
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Become a part of a community restoration project (e.g. Friends of Your Hometown Creek or Gardening Club) |
Help by Not Introducing New Species Into Their Local Aquatic and Terrestrial Habitats.
In 1993 the San Francisco Estuary Project created a set of goals to improve the health of the San Francisco Bay-Delta. The SFEP came up with a comprehensive conservation and management plan to implement positive progress towards a healthier Bay and a Bay-Delta Environmental Report Card was created. One of the outstanding goals of the SEFP was to improve the quality of the Bay wetlands. In order to improve the quality of the wetlands the SFEP began to acquire wetland and riparian habitat. It is important to recognize that with the acquisition of the wetland and riparian habitats within the Bay-Delta the SFEP is helping to protect, preserve and improve the populations of Vulnerable, Threatened and Endangered species within those areas. The California Red-Legged Frog population is being helped by this project. Between April 1999 and September 2001 the SFEP acquired a seasonal wetland in which there are California Red-Legged Frog breeding pools. (Bay-Delta Environmental Report Card 2001).
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