Long-term toad recovery underway at Bastrop State Park

More than 1M eggs of critically endangered Houston toad released

Officials have recently released more than 1 million Houston toad eggs into Bastrop State Park to help restore the species that vanished from the area after the 2011 Complex Wildfire.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department partnered with the Houston Zoo, Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on the release. The move marks the first step in a yearslong effort and reintroduction strategy officials hope will establish a permanent population.