was once in the tens of thousands was down to a mere 3,000. The largest known chorusing groups persist in Bastrop County, but the choruses monitored in Bastrop State Park showed a dramatic decline during the mid-1990s, with little recovery of those numbers since then. Importantly, that state park is the only public land that supports consistent chorusing from year to year of the Houston toad. However, even there, the total numbers are very low. Conservation groups are working with private landowners in Bastrop County to protect and restore Houston toad habitat, but even if recovery were to be achieved in Bastrop County, this effort would not have achieved recovery for the species. Efforts toward active conservation efforts in the remaining Houston toad occupied counties and even efforts within counties from which the toad has been extirpated are needed. In spring 2008, the Lost Pines Habitat Conservation Plan was approved by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The plan describes a management and recovery plan for the Houston toad in designated habitat in Bastrop County. In September 2011, the Bastrop County Complex fire devastated a large part of the Houston toad's habitat. The majority of Bastrop State Park, and much of the central "core" of the occupied habitat within central Bastrop County were affected by severe and catastrophic fire intensities, with large forested areas charred by the fire. The Lost Pines Forest was heavily affected by the fire. The Houston Zoo maintains a 1200 square foot captive breeding colony of the Houston toad and released over one million eggs in 2018. Recovery Plan The first Houston toad Recovery Plan was developed by the Houston Toad Recovery Team with two main goals in 1984. These goals included restoring the populations to their original habitats and determining where all of the remaining populations were located. The Safe Harbor Agreement was created for the Houston toad. Action To aid in the survival of the toad species, the common person can plant native species which will decrease the water and pesticide uses as well as correctly disposing gardening, household and agricultural chemicals. Support can be given to the Houston Toad Safe Harbor Agreement if a citizen's land is in the potential habitat. Red fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) are typical predators of the Houston toad. This led to the fire ant being added into habitat conservation plans and safe harbor agreements. Measures were put