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As many insects go into hibernation, robins are left with fewer food sources to draw from. Throughout the winter, wild ...
Axolotls are also a favorite among medical researchers for their biologically fascinating ability to regenerate any limbs or ...
Virginia scientists work to save salamander decimated by Hurricane Helene Last September the storm nearly wiped out the eastern hellbender population in the state. April 17, 2025 ...
This story by Briana Brady was first published in the Shelburne News on March 27.. The frogs are coming. Salamanders too. Sometime in the next couple of weeks, there will be what Jon Cocina ...
Vernal pools are temporary, existing due to snow melt and are devoid of egg-eating fish. “So when these vernal pools fill up in the springtime, that's when the salamanders know it's time to go ...
Photograph courtesy of Salamander Middleburg. Salamander, a luxury resort in Middleburg with an award-winning spa, commands $400-plus room rates. But for those on a budget, the property features many ...
Endangered salamanders threatened by sprawling suburbs will get car-free access to small stretches of the Greater Toronto Area this month.
The pond is spring fed and will probably have some water in it year-round, ... The spotted salamander has been heralding the season’s arrival for millions of years.
Everyone is eating or being eaten, and most, but not all, are racing against the summer drawdown. Nearly all mature wood frogs and spotted salamanders aim to return to their birth pools to breed ...
Conservation groups in Quebec are trying to save a rare, endangered salamander before it's too late. But the first step is finding the reclusive amphibian."It's hours and hours of flipping rocks and ...
I can go to my backyard in College Park, Maryland, and find [Eastern] red-backed salamanders. You can hold them in your hands. I think they're just incredible.” Besides the fact they look cool and ...
Michigan State University researchers contributed to a recent amphibian-focused study that shed light on the ecological importance of red-backed salamanders. Scientists knew that red-backed ...