Kauai officials target coqui frogs
The Kauai County Council is trying to kill off the pesky coqui frog.
The council's funding committee approved 290-thousand dollars this week to try to get rid of the non-native frogs, which are considered a threat to Kauai's ecosystems and tourism industry.
The committee's funding request says the frogs will cut into the insect supply for native birds and create intolerable noise for residents and visitors. The frogs are already prevalent on the Big Island.
It hasn't been decided what kinds of chemicals or eradication methods will be used.
Opposition to the proposal came from Syd Singer of the Coqui Hawaiian Integration and Re-education Project, which claims that eradication is impossible and chemicals will only cause them needless suffering.
The money still needs the approval of the full County Council.
The council's funding committee approved 290-thousand dollars this week to try to get rid of the non-native frogs, which are considered a threat to Kauai's ecosystems and tourism industry.
The committee's funding request says the frogs will cut into the insect supply for native birds and create intolerable noise for residents and visitors. The frogs are already prevalent on the Big Island.
It hasn't been decided what kinds of chemicals or eradication methods will be used.
Opposition to the proposal came from Syd Singer of the Coqui Hawaiian Integration and Re-education Project, which claims that eradication is impossible and chemicals will only cause them needless suffering.
The money still needs the approval of the full County Council.
posted by ams at 4:52 PM
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