Frog hotels: scientists build creative urban shelters to draw species back to Australian cities

Old baths, PVC pipes and even dog bowls can make suitable homes for amphibians affected by habitat destruction

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Tadpoling is a thing of the past in many suburban creeks, as humans encroach on frogs' territory. But there is a way to lure them back - frog hotels.

Herpetologist Dr Jodi Rowley, from the Australian Museum, says frogs are the canary in the coalmine" that suffer first when the environment is toxic.