10-13-2007, 05:24 PM
I heard about this contest on KHBC Radio and I think it's a brilliant idea towards ridding the 'aina of this wretched invasive species:
Coqui 'bounty hunters' lured with new video players, iPods
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:18 AM HST
High school students recruited to catch coqui for prizes
by Bret Yager
Tribune-Herald Staff Writer
Catch coqui, win cool stuff.
That's the premise of a new coqui-catching competition for high school students set up by the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board with help from the Coqui Frog Working Group.
Come late October, East Hawaii kids will be seeking out the noisy pests, zippering them in plastic bags and turning them in to their schools in a two-week race to win Xbox 360s, PlayStation 3s and iPods for students and cash awards for schools.
They'll drop the frogs in barrels containing frog-lethal baking soda provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and use poster boards to keep track of their coqui kills. Whoever gathers the most wins.
The "coqui bounty hunter" theme will come with T-shirts and a catchy jingle broadcast on local radio stations. Hawaii comedian and radio and TV personality Augie T. will be the campaign spokesman.
"Since there is no longer money coming in from the state, we decided to involve the youth in catching coqui," said Madeline Keane, administrative assistant at the HIEDB. "We wanted it to be educational so the kids can see what's going on with the coqui and also help out."
The line-up of participating schools includes Hilo, Waiakea, Keaau, Pahoa and Laupahoehoe high schools.
"The schools in the coqui areas are really excited because they realize the problem," Keane said.
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/arti...ocal05.txt
Coqui 'bounty hunters' lured with new video players, iPods
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 9:18 AM HST
High school students recruited to catch coqui for prizes
by Bret Yager
Tribune-Herald Staff Writer
Catch coqui, win cool stuff.
That's the premise of a new coqui-catching competition for high school students set up by the Hawaii Island Economic Development Board with help from the Coqui Frog Working Group.
Come late October, East Hawaii kids will be seeking out the noisy pests, zippering them in plastic bags and turning them in to their schools in a two-week race to win Xbox 360s, PlayStation 3s and iPods for students and cash awards for schools.
They'll drop the frogs in barrels containing frog-lethal baking soda provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and use poster boards to keep track of their coqui kills. Whoever gathers the most wins.
The "coqui bounty hunter" theme will come with T-shirts and a catchy jingle broadcast on local radio stations. Hawaii comedian and radio and TV personality Augie T. will be the campaign spokesman.
"Since there is no longer money coming in from the state, we decided to involve the youth in catching coqui," said Madeline Keane, administrative assistant at the HIEDB. "We wanted it to be educational so the kids can see what's going on with the coqui and also help out."
The line-up of participating schools includes Hilo, Waiakea, Keaau, Pahoa and Laupahoehoe high schools.
"The schools in the coqui areas are really excited because they realize the problem," Keane said.
http://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/arti...ocal05.txt