Jodi Rowley

Aug 28, 2024 | theconversation.com | Erin Roger |Jasmin Packer |Jodi Rowley |Rachael Gallagher |Thomas Mesaglio

Erin Roger is the former Chair of the Australian Citizen Science Association and is currently employed by the Atlas of Living Australia, at CSIRO. Jasmin G Packer is Vice President of Fungimap Inc., a not-for-profit citizen science organisation for Australia's native fungi, and a Research Fellow in the Environment Institute, University of Adelaide.

Apr 30, 2024 | hashtag.net.au | Jodi Rowley |Australian Museum |UNSW Sydney

In winter 2021, Australia’s frogs started dropping dead. People began posting images of dead frogs on social media. Unable to travel to investigate the deaths ourselves because of COVID lockdowns, we asked the public to report to us any sick or dead frogs. Within 24 hours we received 160 reports of sick and dying frogs, sometimes in their dozens, from across the country. That winter, we received more than 1,600 reports of more than 40 frog species.

Apr 29, 2024 | theconversation.com | Jodi Rowley |Damian Christopher Lettoof

In winter 2021, Australia’s frogs started dropping dead. People began posting images of dead frogs on social media. Unable to travel to investigate the deaths ourselves because of COVID lockdowns, we asked the public to report to us any sick or dead frogs. Within 24 hours we received 160 reports of sick and dying frogs, sometimes in their dozens, from across the country. That winter, we received more than 1,600 reports of more than 40 frog species. We needed help to investigate these deaths.

Nov 21, 2023 | frogid.net.au | Jodi Rowley

Common Eastern FrogletThis tiny frog species is often heard but rarely seen, it is the most common frog species submitted to FrogID. Reaching up to 3 cm in body length, it is extremely variable in appearance, with a brown, grey, cream, beige, reddish or mustard yellow back, with or without longitudinal stripes, spots or patches. There are small dark triangular patches along the upper lip. The belly is grey, with white and black speckling or mottling. The pupil is nearly round and the iris is gold.