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Re: GA Frog Call CD finally ready for sale

Subject: Re: GA Frog Call CD finally ready for sale
From: Wild Sanctuary <>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 06:51:44 -0700
Congrats, Walt. Good luck with this one. Sounds like a winner.

Bernie

>The long delayed CD is finally available.
>
>Though not exactly stated in the announcement below, the proceeds go
>into funding Georgia's non-game wildlife program. I doubt we will raise
>anything like the license plate program, but hopefully some.
>
>Walt
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>  > WRD RELEASES NEW "CALLS OF THE WILD - VOCALIZATIONS
>  > OF GEORGIA'S FROGS" COMPACT DISK
>  >
>  >
>  >                FORSYTH, Ga. (August 11, 2003) -- Have you ever
>wondered which animal produced the sounds of spring and summer in your
>backyard or questioned the call that came bellowing from the bushes from
>a nearby pond?  Georgian's can now learn more about some of these sounds
>with the new "Calls of the Wild - Vocalizations of Georgia's Frogs"
>Compact Disk produced by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources,
>Wildlife Resources Division (DNR/WRD) with the help of Georgia frog
>expert and talented nature recording artist Walter Knapp.  Presenting
>the unique calls of all 31 species, this CD will introduce the public to
>the wonderful and often bizarre calls of Georgia's frogs and toads.
>  >
>  >                 Whether it's the jug o' rum, jug o' rum of the
>bullfrog, the sheep-like buzzing of the Eastern narrowmouth toad, or the
>vomiting sound of the spadefoot, every species has a distinct,
>individual call.  The CD has separate recordings of every native
>species, as well as a non-native species from the Caribbean, the
>greenhouse frog, that has become established in several areas of
>southern Georgia.  Additionally, over 20 minutes of mixed species
>choruses are included that can be listened to as peaceful and natural
>background music or can be used to test your ability to identify
>individual species mixed within others.  Informative narration is
>provided for each of the individual species' recordings, and a 15-page
>booklet loaded with information including natural history, range maps
>and physical characteristics for each species accompanies the CD.
>  >
>  > To help educate yourself and others about the frog calls in your
>backyard and throughout the state, order Georgia's "Calls of the Wild"
>CD by mailing a check payable to WILDLIFE CONSERVATION FUND for $15.36
>each CD (includes $12.95 CD cost, $0.91 sales tax - Georgia residents
>only - and $1.50 for shipping/handling) to:  GA DNR/WRD, Nongame
>Wildlife & Natural Heritage Section, 116 Rum Creek Drive, Forsyth, GA
>31029, ATTN:  Georgia's "Calls of the Wild" CD, or for more information
>call 478-994-1438.
>  >
>  > Georgians can support the conservation and protection of frogs and
>toads and their habitats by purchasing a wildlife license plate for
>their vehicles, or by donating to the "Give Wildlife a Chance" State
>Income Tax Checkoff.  Since 1997, more than 937,000 wildlife license
>plates have been sold in Georgia, raising over $13 million for wildlife
>conservation, recreation and education projects.  The primary source of
>funding for the Nongame Wildlife & Natural Heritage Section, the 1997
>plate depicts a Northern bobwhite (quail) in flight through longleaf
>pine habitat - one of Georgia's most at-risk ecosystems.
>  >
>  >
>  > For more information on frog and toad conservation problems and
>potential solutions, please visit the Partners in Amphibian and Reptile
>Conservation website:  www.parcplace.org
>  >
>  >
>  > For general information on Georgia's frogs please visit:
>http://wwknapp.home.mindspring.com/GAFrog.Toad.html
>  >
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