Speaker: Max Sonnemann (Deakin University) - “Brown Brood Frogs (Bibron's Toadlet)”
The June meeting will be the first of our 3 winter meetings by Zoom for 2026.
Brown Brood Frogs have sadly experienced a significant population decline across Victoria, attributed to habitat loss, altered water flows and the deadly disease, chytrid fungus. It is also likely that changes in seasonal rainfall, driven by climate change, may negatively affect the breeding success of Brown Brood Frogs. Max is a student at Deakin University and a keen frog and reptile enthusiast. Last year he completed a research project with Professor Don Driscoll and Dr Jawad Jilani looking at the effects of environmental watering on Brown Brood Frogs, along with monitoring their population health and breeding success.
Despite their declines, Brown Brood Frogs remain locally common in the vicinity of Castlemaine and luckily there is some indication they are resilient to intermittent bushfires.
How to join the Zoom meeting – you need to register in advance to receive the link for joining the Zoom session. To register, please click on the following link or copy this URL into your browser:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/FdbIPG85ScWRDepoSjs3-A
We recommend joining the session 5 – 10 minutes before the meeting to avoid congestion at 7:30pm.
Observations: Members and visitors are invited to share their interesting observations at the meeting. Please email photos as uncropped JPEG file(s) with short explanatory notes to Jill Williams (jilliwill33@gmail.com) by noon on the day of the meeting.