Menace to the West

Students play a fun board game to learn about impacts and prevention of the invasive bullfrog.

• Lesson Plan (PDF)
• Game Board (PDF)
• Prevention Cards (PDF) (for best results print 6 cards to a page)
• Invasion Cards (PDF) (for best results print 6 cards to a page)
• Score Sheet (PDF)
• Discussion Questions (PDF)

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Related videos and resources:

• Bullfrogs are (Literally) the Worst Pets
  YouTube
  Bullfrogs make terrible pets.
• Habitattitude
  Habitattitude is a site for aquarium hobbyists, backyard pond owners, water gardeners, and others who are concerned about aquatic resource conservation.
• Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management
  This site provides research-based wildlife control and management information from the experts.
• Pet Pathway Toolkit, Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council
  Information on helping governments, the pet industry, and their partners establish programs and policies to prevent the release of pets into an environment where they may become invasive.
• Save the Frogs
  A nonprofit organization dedicated to amphibian conservation.
• USDA National Agricultural Library
  The United States Department of Agriculture has made a bullfrog species profile complete with links to fact sheets collected from other sources, such as the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.