The crawfish frog (Lithobates areolatus) is a state endangered species that lives in crayfish burrows near prairie wetlands. This past spring and summer the Indiana DNR and Purdue University raised hundreds of frogs from eggs to reintroduce to areas of the state that the species once lived. During this presentation Blake will share how the team collected crawfish frog eggs, raised tadpoles in artificial ponds, and reintroduced these frogs back into the wild!

Blake is the One Health Biologist at the Indiana DNR. He earned his PhD at George Mason University while researching how to save frogs in Panama with the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. He grew up in Minnesota where he was fascinated by amphibians and reptiles at an early age.