Boreal Toad Recovery Team Meeting April 12 1995

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5. Movement of eggs or tadpoles that are at risk of desiccation was discussed at length. The preferred method is to move them to a nearby pond. This should only be a short move, less than a quarter mile. Care should be taken to temper the transport water to the temperature of the receiving water in order to prevent thermal shock. Secondarily, if such a pond can't be found, they should be transported from the wild and a member of the recovery team contacted for disposal directions. The best use of these rescue animals will be for captive breeding purposes by the zoo community. If we can't place all of these animals in zoos they will be used in experiments at the Bellvue Research Hatchery. 6. Lauren's book on montane amphibians is ready to go to press. Since cost per copy decreases as number printed increases, it was decided to strive for an initial printing of 1,500 books. Tom Nesler will find the funds for printing. Jeff Carroll offered the use of color separation equipment which will reduce the cost of photo printing. This book should be ready for use in the 1995 field season. 7. A boreal toad post card was presented to the group as an example of how the Southeast Region of the Colorado Division of Wildlife was soliciting toad observations from the public. It was suggested that when this batch of postcards is depleted, the recovery team reissue a similar card for the entire southern Rocky Mountain region. At the Fall meeting of the recovery team, a boreal toad poster will be developed to direct public sightings of boreal toads to the recovery team members for verification. These posters will be placed in businesses and public offices where people likely to be traveling in boreal toad ranges will see them. The risk associated with such a public request is that too many sightings from known locations will be reported. The discussion of the revision of the Boreal Toad Recovery Plan and the finalization of a Conservation Agreement was blended into one large topic. Part of the group felt that we should be producing a specific implementation schedule now and the majority thought the plan or plans would be more effective utilizing one more year of field data. The group went through the draft implementation schedule (Appendix B) item by item and progress was being made in most categories. The group agreed to focus 'on rewriting the guiding document for boreal toad recovery efforts on the second day of the Fall meeting. The draft implementation schedule, updated to include: pathologic history, immunosuppression, distribution, population dynamics, and DNA will direct this rewriting effort. This rewritten document will provide guidance for all agencies associated with the protection and enhancement of the boreal toad. Additions, corrections, and comments on this summary should be addressed to John Goettl, Colorado Division of Wildlife, 317 W. Prospect, Fort Collins, CO 80526.