Fish and Wildlife Service and state wildlife agencies from Arizona, Nevada and Utah. The team includes, among others, University of Nevada Las Vegas and agency partners including the BLM, park service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Arizona and Nevada state wildlife agencies hope to begin multiple releases of the special status species starting as early as spring 2022 and will continue releases each spring until a self-sustaining population is established, according to a press release issued by the BLM Arizona Strip District Office.Īfter BLM and park service partners completed significant restoration work over two decades at Pakoon Springs, the Relict Leopard Frog Conservation Team identified the site as a potential site for reintroduction. The BLM and National Park Service in partnership with the University of Nevada Las Vegas, U.S.

File photo of a relict leopard frog, location and date unspecified | Photo courtesy Kaitlyn Yoder/Quail Forever, St. GEORGE - To help bolster a population of relict leopard frogs, the Bureau of Land Management Arizona State director signed a decision on March 24 to begin reintroduction efforts of this sensitive species to its historic range within the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument at Pakoon Springs.

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