Zoos Victoria puts a price on saving animals from extinction

By Lucy Battersby
Updated April 29 2015 - 10:08am, first published March 24 2015 - 2:35pm
The endangered Southern Corroboree Frog. Photo: Wayne Taylor
The endangered Southern Corroboree Frog. Photo: Wayne Taylor
Leadbeater possum. Photo: Justin McManus
Leadbeater possum. Photo: Justin McManus
The Helemeted Honeyeater. Photo: Justin McManus
The Helemeted Honeyeater. Photo: Justin McManus

Saving the tiny but beautiful yellow-and-black-striped southern corroboree frog from extinction in the next five years will cost $3.7 million, and it is only one of 20 species that Zoos Victoria want to save.

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