Nature conservation

Native animals

Pollution

Frogs generally spend part of their lifecycle in water, and their moist skins are especially sensitive to pollution. Ways of reducing the impact of pollution on frogs include:

  • preventing chemicals such as petrol, insecticides, detergents and fertilisers from entering waterways
  • reducing water run-off and preventing rubbish, silt and garden waste from getting into stormwater drains
  • constructing and maintaining sediment traps near waterways, especially when disturbing surface vegetation cover
  • if you have a property, keeping a wide belt of vegetation around water bodies as a buffer zone for contaminants and to control erosion
  • avoiding wearing insect repellents and other lotions if you go swimming in areas where frogs live.

Page last updated: 15 April 2011