SOUTHWEST INDIANA — The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is accelerating conservation efforts for the state’s endangered crawfish frog by constructing new wetland habitats at two Fish & Wildlife Areas (FWAs) in the southern part of the state.

DNR herpetologists and property managers recently collaborated to complete five ephemeral wetlands at a targeted portion of the Sugar Ridge Fish & Wildlife Area (FWA) in Pike County. The project is part of a larger strategy aimed at recovering the rare species within southwest Indiana.

Crawfish frogs are unique: they spend most of their lives tucked away inside crawfish burrows. However, their survival depends entirely on temporary wetlands, as they must migrate there each spring to mate and lay eggs, which allows the aquatic tadpole s

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