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Project
Rescue Plan for the Last Surviving Population of the Quito Rocket Frog
Duration
2016 - 2016
Location
Ecuador
Species protected
Quito Rocket Frog
Colostethus jacobuspetersi
Project objectives
With the completion of this 3 month rapid action grant, the project team aims to:
- Collect 100 tadpoles from the field;
- Install the tadpoles under proper conditions at Balsa de los Sapos conservation facility and
- Start developing protocols to maintain and breed the species in captivity.
This project is implemented by Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.
Threats
![](https://www.iucnsos.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Habitat-loss-_-degradation--59x59.png)