An amphibian inventory of the East Kootenays with an emphasis on Bufo boreas, 2005.

Amphibians have experienced declines throughout the world. The western toad, Bufo boreas, has undergone rapid declines in the western US, but its status in south-eastern British Columbia is unclear. The objectives of this project were to 1) carry out amphibian inventories at wetlands throughout the East Kootenay 2) determine presence of western toad at historical breeding sites 3) re-survey historical northern leopard frog sites 4) collect tissue samples for future disease diagnostics and 5) provide recommendations.. Study includes site in KNP