Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We’re hopping into the Pond at the Archibald Biodiversity Centre! 🐸
This is where conservation breeding and head-starting of the northern leopard frog takes place. While common in parts of its eastern range, the Rocky Mountain population is listed as Endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act.
Every spring, our team and partners collect tadpoles for head-starting and to supplement the conservation breeding population. Once raised, these frogs are reintroduced to suitable sites in BC, as determined by the BC Northern Leopard Frog Implementation Recovery Team.
The tadpoles hatched in April and quickly transformed into froglets! Once they develop legs, they start using land, so their habitats feature lily pads, rocks, and plenty of native plants and moss—just like they’d find in the wild.🌿
Each frog we release into the wild helps strengthen its aquatic ecosystem. 💚
Want to learn more about the work we do? Visit @wilderinstitute
#YourZooYYC #WilderTogether
We’re hopping into the Pond at the Archibald Biodiversity Centre! 🐸
This is where conservation breeding and head-starting of the northern leopard frog takes place. While common in parts of its eastern range, the Rocky Mountain population is listed as Endangered under Canada’s Species at Risk Act.
Every spring, our team and partners collect tadpoles for head-starting and to supplement the conservation breeding population. Once raised, these frogs are reintroduced to suitable sites in BC, as determined by the BC Northern Leopard Frog Implementation Recovery Team.
The tadpoles hatched in April and quickly transformed into froglets! Once they develop legs, they start using land, so their habitats feature lily pads, rocks, and plenty of native plants and moss—just like they’d find in the wild.🌿
Each frog we release into the wild helps strengthen its aquatic ecosystem. 💚
Want to learn more about the work we do? Visit @wilderinstitute
#YourZooYYC #WilderTogether
