FAQ
- How can I edit or convert my audio file? >
- I'm in SA and I found a toad in my garden. Is it a Cane Toad, should I kill it? >
How can I edit or convert my audio file?
You can download a free, open source program called Audacity that allows you to edit and convert your digital recordings. It is available for Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linus and other operating systems.
With this program you can crop the recording, so a short, representative sample can be uploaded. It allows you to view the spectrogram, so you can see what the calls look like - see adjacent picture for an example of calls from four different species.
It also will convert a variety of formats into MP3, including WAV, AIFF, AU, Ogg Vorbis, MPEG, but not prioriety or restricted formats such as WMA or AAC. To convert to MP3 using Audacity you will also need the LAME encoder.
I'm in SA and I found a toad in my garden. Is it a Cane Toad, should I kill it?
Most of the frogs that people find in their gardens, and which look something like Cane Toads, are Eastern Banjo Frogs (as see in the adjacent picture), or occasionally Burrowing Frogs. These native species should be made welcome in people’s gardens (although some people are put off by the loud, ‘bonk’ mating call of Eastern Banjo Frogs). Under no circumstances should you kill an uninjured frog that you find. If you don’t know what it is, please contact National Parks & Wildlife or the SA Museum for identification. Keep the frog in an ice-cream container with a little bit of water or moist vegetation.