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Spotted Frog Translocation, Bureau of Reclamation
Completed
The Oregon spotted frog is a highly aquatic frog native to the Pacific Northwest. As of 2000, only about 33 populations are known to persist across its historic range from northeastern California to southwestern British Columbia. Current evidence suggests that many of these populations are relatively small and the degree to which they are functionally isolated from one another varies from moderate to extreme. A population of about 50 frogs occurring at Wickiup Reservoir, southwest of Bend, will be potentially impacted in the planned reinforcement of the Wickiup Dam. Mitigation plans call for translocation of this population of Oregon spotted frogs to the Dilman Meadow complex, located about 1 km downstream along the Deschutes River. This project involves the translocation of the Wickiup frogs, followed by monitoring of population movement with radio transmitters, recruitment, and breeding after the move.
Pearl, C.A., Bowerman, J., 2006, Observations of rapid colonization of constructed ponds by western toads (Bufo boreas) in Oregon, USA: Western North American Naturalist, v. 66, no. 3, p. 397-401. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1549 Rombough, C.J., Pearl, C.A., 2005, Rana pretiosa (Oregon spotted frog). Aggregation and habitat use.: Herpetological Review, v. 36, no. 3, p. 307-308. [FullText] Catalog No: 1580 Pearl, C.A., Hayes, M.P., 2005, Rana pretiosa, Oregon spotted frog In Lannoo, M., ed., Amphibian Declines- The Conservation Status of United States Species: Berkeley, CA, University of California Press, p. 577-580. [FullText] Catalog No: 1584 Pearl, C.A., Bowerman, J., Knight, D., 2005, Feeding behavior and aquatic habitat use by Oregon spotted frogs ( Rana pretiosa) in central Oregon: Northwestern Naturalist, v. 86, no. 1, p. 36-38. [Highlight] [FullText] Catalog No: 1354
Bury, Richard B. - Research Zoologist
Phone: 541-750-1010
Email: buryb@usgs.gov
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