ARCHIVED
Specimen Set – Northern Leopard Frog
2024
Mintage 30,000
ARCHIVED
Specimen Set – Northern Leopard Frog
2024
Mintage 30,000
$64.95 CAD
Masters Club:
650
Status: CAN & US shipping only
Availability:
Out of stock in stores
About
This is the story of a leap towards recovery.
The loss of even a small species can have big consequences for its surroundings, and so it is with the northern leopard frog—as an indicator species, its wellbeing speaks volumes about the health of wetland ecosystems. Depicted on the 2024 Specimen Dollar, the northern leopard frog was once widespread, but in western Canada, populations have been in sharp decline due to disease, habitat loss and degradation, and the introduction of invasive species. The Rocky Mountain population in British Columbia has been designated “endangered” by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) but there’s some good news: the B.C. Northern Leopard Frog Recovery Team are working to prevent this amphibian’s local extinction. As part of this team, the Wilder Institute supports head-starting efforts, a conservation breeding program and wild-to-wild translocations. Together with their partners, the Wilder Institute is giving northern leopard frog populations a much-needed helping hand and a shot at bouncing back. The 2024 Specimen Dollar features one of British Columbia’s most at-risk species.
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Product Number
245915
Mintage
30,000
Finish
Specimen
Series
Set
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