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Gopher frog in a person's hand at the release site in the Croatan National Forest

Photo By/Credit

Niva Hoffman/USFWS

Date Shot/Created

12/03/2021

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

This gopher frog, raised at Edenton National Fish Hatchery, is being released at the Croatan National Forest. The hatchery, NC Wildlife Resources, NC State University's Center for Marine Sciences and Technology, and the US Forest Service are working together to boost numbers of these frogs. The state of North Carolina lists them as endangered.

Facility

Edenton National Fish Hatchery

Subject tags

Amphibians

Aquaculture

Aquatic animals

Aquatic environment

Fish hatcheries

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