Why are frogs seen as good indicators of the health of the environment.
Frogs absorb water through their skin and can also breathe through their skin. This means they absorb pollutants from the environment. Tadpoles are also good indicators as they do not survive in polluted water. Frogs do not survive in areas with polluted water and because they are sensitive if you have good numbers of frogs your environment is probably healthy.

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This website is designed to provide information about frogs from across Northern Australia. This include the Northern Territory, the Kimberly region and North QLD (currently excluding the Wet Tropic rainforests). The system contains information about frog species, pictures, calls and maps and allows people to ask questions and provide information about frog issues. The site will also provide a coordination point for researchers and others working on issues relating to frogs. It is designed to perform a public education and awareness raising role as well as providing a coordination role to the research and wildlife sectors. One specific function for it is to provide a key knowledge bridge between these professional groups and the general public and wildlife enthusiasts. The system is built on a database system to enable management of the systems to be distributed amongst the groups involved with the site and to maximise the automation of information flows and processes. The core aims of the Frogwath (NT)project are to # provide a focus point for information about the frogs of North Australia # provide a specific focus for Cane Toad related information in Northern Australia. # facilitate community knowledge and awareness about frogs and related issues # educate people about frogs and frog calls in an attempt to increase knowledge about species and their distribution. # facilitate collaboration by researchers and other professionals working in this area. facilitate knowledge transfer, in both directions, between the general community, including indigenous communities, and the researchers # raise the profile or frog related issues in the NT through education. The website aims to # To promote awareness of frogs and related environmental issues. # To provide a focus on frog issues in the NT. # To play a coordination role for frog activities and facilitate research communication. # To provide resources to support frog based activities. # Maintain a bridging role between the scientific community and the general public. # Data gathering relating to the invasion of Cane Toads. Please take the time to register as a user of the site as this will allow you access to more detailed sections of the information than just browsing a s guest. Contact Information Frogwatch NT P.O. Box 189 Noonamah 0837 Ian Morris riyala@austarnet.com.au Graeme Sawyer Ph: 0411 881 378 gsawyer@pobox.com Call FrogWatch 1800 243 564