Blink and you’ll miss it. You’re witnessing the first time this rare gopher frog is returning to its natural environment. It was raised at the Edenton National Fish Hatchery as part of our Gopher Frog Head Start Program-where we raise gopher frogs in captivity and release them into the wild once they become froglets. After a moment of hesitation, this frog takes a leap and never looks back. It takes to the pond like a “fish to water.” 😁 Welcome home, little gopher froglet. 🎥:USFWS | USFWS Sout

The critically endangered dusky gopher frog population has grown by 622! Produced using in-vitro fertilization, the froglets were released earlier this month into restored habitat in Mississippi with the help of the Memphis Zoo, Detroit Zoo, Dallas Zoo and Como Park Zoo & Conservatory. This is the fourth and most successful release for the species to date, which is part of a large-scale effort to establish a new self-sustaining population of dusky gopher frogs. Now, 821 frogs can be found in the

Check out this month's Memphis Zoo Insider: Dusky Gopher Frogs. Watch the Research and Conservation Team start from insemination to release with this little Mississippi native frog. | Memphis Zoo