Most amphibians wait for the warmth of springtime before they become active, but Jefferson salamanders run on a different internal clock. In late February or early March, they often emerge, a time of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A section of King Road has been closed every spring since 2012 to help the Jefferson salamander who live along the Niagara ...

DENNISON TWP. – The Jefferson salamander does something that no other salamander in the area does. It can walk on snow. The Jefferson is the earliest breeding salamander, emerging from hibernation in ...

In this episode of A Moment in the Wild, wildlife technician Zach Truelock introduces you to the Jefferson salamander, a species which lives in underground burrows and lays its eggs during the winter.

During warm, rainy nights in the month of February is when I get an overpowering urge to drive backcountry roads. The reason for this fascination is not to go on a winter joyride, but to observe ...

HARTFORD, Vt. (AP) — Wildlife experts say a rare salamander has been spotted in a Vermont forest. The Valley News reports Jon Bouton was hosting an educational tour last month in Hartford Town Forest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The annual spring migration of the Jefferson salamanders on a stretch of road in Richmond Hill is a lot safer this year thanks to ...

Every March, just after the first warm rain, hundreds of salamanders begin to appear from their underground, subterranean habitats underneath logs and leaf litter, in search of water, signifying the ...

Thousands of salamanders emerged from the woods of Tompkins County over the last few weeks and crawled to vernal ponds to reproduce. The salamander pilgrimage — often only a crawl of about a few ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a narrow travel window, these amphibians risk freezing or harming themselves during their journey. These amphibians ...