Did you locate the hidden mountain chicken in our previous post?
If you did, well done!!
This Mountain Chicken was well hidden with only one eye peeking out of the leaves.
#ConservationProject#DryLeaves#Environment#ConservationOptimism
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On November 2nd, our Coordinator delivered an engaging presentation to Monty’s Ambassadors, the Montserrat National Trust’s youth group, highlighting the vital work being carried out through the project.
#NatureConnect#EnvironmentalEducation
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The MCRP team is currently seeking cardboard egg boxes & cardboard for the Live Feed Breeding Insect Facility. These recycled materials are vital for creating space and enrichment.
#InsectCare#Conservation#InsectFacility
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Our Mountain Chickens 🐸 are back in their semi-wild enclosure after 2 weeks of quarantine! Hearing them call already is a great sign of adjustment. 🌿
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#MCRP#ConservationInAction#SavingSpecies
Our semi-wild safe haven just got a major boost 🐸💚
With new clay-lined nest boxes + built-in cameras, we can monitor Mountain Chicken frogs with less disturbance and share the footage with YOU! 📹✨
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#SaveTheFrogs#Conservation
The Mountain Chicken Recovery Programme was thrilled to welcome partners from @NordensArk, @DurrellWildlife & Dominica Forestry to Montserrat for vital facility upgrades 🐸💚
Together, we’re safeguarding the critically endangered mountain chicken frog!
#MCRP#Conservation
Big leap for conservation! 🐸✈️
Mountain chickens from 🇸🇪 have arrived in 🇲🇸 for a new breeding programme.
Together, we’re working to secure a future for this incredible species! 🌱💚 #Montserrat#Conservation#MountainChicken
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Just your friendly neighbourhood mountain chicken frog, peeking out from the safety of its hide to make sure the coast is clear!
Since the mountain chickens are masters of camouflage, they blend perfectly into leaves.
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The Mountain Chicken reaches sexual maturity around 3 years of age and has a lifespan of approximately 12 years, though some individuals may live longer in captivity.
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🐸All hail king Joka!!👑
This is not just any frog, holding his ground 614 aka Joka is not here to play games. During breeding seasons, male mountain chickens like Joka are known to be fiercely territorial.
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As a normal part of their lifecycle, like many other amphibians, mountain chickens shed their skin periodically to allow for new growth, repair, get rid of parasites and dead cells.
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Here are a few images of one of our insects at the MCRP live breeding facility.
To replenish the mountain chickens, we breed a variety of invertebrates at the insect facility, including the tropical house crickets.
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While male mountain chickens are known to be dominant during the breeding season, engaging in aggressive interactions to secure nesting burrows, female mountain chickens also exhibit dominant behavior.
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Did you know that Male Mountain Chickens engage in fighting behavior?
This is to establish dominance, territories and to secure terrestrial nesting burrows, which they defend against other males.
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“Excuse me… this nestbox is occupied!”
Greeting us with a friendly smile we found this mountain Chicken house sitter tucked perfectly inside the tube of their nestbox living rent free.
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During the months of May and June, the team visits 15 historical transects here on island where the Mountain Chicken once resided in the wild.
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Would you like to get rid of any cardboard egg boxes you may have?
These materials are gathered by the MCRP team and is reused at our Live Feed Breeding Facility.
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Did you know the male Mountain Chickens lets out a ‘trilling bark’ which originate from their vocal sac located at the bottom of their mouth?
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