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Reintroducing CA red-legged frog eggs to Southern CA

By Western Ecological Research Center (WERC)
Woman sits on a raft in a pond and reaches into a net floating on the water
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U.S. Geological Survey Wildlife Biologist Elizabeth Gallegos places California red-legged frog eggs and tadpoles into mesh cages in the reintroduction site pond. The cages protect the tadpoles and eggs from predators while they undergo metamorphosis for several weeks.

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