{"id":3821,"date":"2025-01-29T23:54:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-29T23:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/?post_type=event&#038;p=3821"},"modified":"2025-02-28T14:40:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T14:40:39","slug":"hop-to-it-national-frog-survey","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/ga\/event\/hop-to-it-national-frog-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Hop To It National Frog Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3822 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Frog-survey.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"384\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Frog-survey.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Frog-survey-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irishwetlands.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Frog-survey-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 384px) 100vw, 384px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (IPCC) use World Wetlands Day to launch the annual Hop To It Frog survey.<\/p>\n<p>Every year IPCC needs the help of people all over Ireland to take part in the National Frog Survey Ireland. Please record where frogs, spawn and tadpoles occur in the Hop to It Irish Frog Survey.<\/p>\n<p>On going since 1997, this is Ireland\u2019s longest running frog survey. It asks members of the public to submit their observation of any stage of the frog lifecycle. The information has been databased by the IPCC so that it can be used by researchers and conservationists to help our understanding of the status of frogs in Ireland and to take any steps necessary to ensure their survival.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mpu_2_in_article\" class=\"clearfix\">\n<div class=\"bannervcms banner_mpu_2_in_article \" data-render=\"true\" data-format=\"mpu_2_in_article\">\n<div id=\"in-article-mpu-2\" data-google-query-id=\"COHq_MmNnIsDFQ2CUAYd-I4V1Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/154725070\/kildarenow_1__container__\">Please send\u00a0 IPCC your observations of frog spawn, tadpoles, froglets or adult frogs that you observe in your community to IPCC by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipcc.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.ipcc.ie<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you would like help identifying a wildlife observation in your community you can email\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:bogs@ipcc.ie\" target=\"_blank\" 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