▁areas , ▁and ▁sw amps . ▁The ▁eggs ▁will ▁h atch ▁into ▁t ad pol es ▁between ▁three ▁and ▁ 1 4 ▁days ▁after ▁being ▁laid . ▁However , ▁water ▁temperature ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁limit ing ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁both ▁eggs ▁and ▁t ad pol es . ▁Col der ▁water ▁temper atures ▁prevent ▁the ▁t ad pol es ▁and ▁eggs ▁from ▁growing . ▁T ad pol es ▁met am orph ose ▁into ▁f rog lets ▁ 4 0 – 9 0 ▁days ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁Conserv ation ▁and ▁e col ogy ▁ ▁Although ▁quite ▁adapt able ▁and ▁toler ant ▁to ▁human ▁activity , ▁western ▁ch orus ▁f rog ▁populations ▁are ▁decl ining ▁in ▁certain ▁areas . ▁L abeled ▁as ▁in ▁least ▁concern ▁on ▁the ▁IU CN ▁list , ▁the ▁US ▁Federal ▁List ▁has ▁the ▁species ▁l abeled ▁as ▁no ▁special ▁status . ▁In ▁Canada , ▁the ▁western ▁ch orus ▁f rog ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁threatened ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁L akes / St . ▁Lawrence ▁- ▁Canadian ▁Sh ield ▁under ▁the ▁Species ▁at ▁R isk ▁Act ▁( S AR A ). ▁The ▁western ▁ch orus ▁f rog ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁legal ▁dispute ▁over ▁compens ation ▁between ▁a ▁land owner ▁and ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Canada ▁ ▁The ▁western ▁ch orus ▁f rog ▁plays ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁as ▁an ▁indicator ▁species . ▁De form ities , ▁reduction ▁in ▁re product ive ▁success , ▁or ▁changes ▁in ▁morph ology ▁in ▁either ▁the ▁lar val ▁or ▁adult ▁forms ▁could ▁indicate ▁poll ution ▁or