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Story by Sandy de Waal Malefyt * Photo by Jim de Waal Malefyt Bright colors on an otherwise green or brown forest floor can get our attention. Normally the growing space beneath a woodland canopy does ...

The eastern U.S. is the world’s salamander hotspot, with more species per area than anywhere else on the planet. Often superabundant, salamanders hold important ecological roles in their habitats.

This year, of course, spring came in February. That's when Kane County Forest Preserve District Naturalist Josh Libman was hiking at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles and spotted something ...

Eastern newt populations in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada are at greatest risk of infection with a new skin-eating fungus, Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal), according ...

You’re probably familiar with the basic amphibian life plan: Start as a wriggly, water-breathing tadpole, transform into an adult that breathes air. This is the pattern followed by all our frogs and ...

ELKINS, W.Va. (WBOY) — If you see a little orange guy crawling in the woods in West Virginia, it’s probably an eastern newt, the Mountain State’s own amphibian, and officials say they need your help.

Bright colors on an otherwise green or brown forest floor can get our attention. Normally the growing space beneath a woodland canopy does not have the colorful flowers we can see in spring. When ...

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September slips in over a glorious weekend reflecting less the coming of fall but more the arrival of summer. Blue, blue skies with drifting clouds, brilliant sunshine and steamy heat. We are not ...

You’re probably familiar with the basic amphibian life plan: Start as a wriggly water-breathing tadpole, transform into an adult that breathes air. This is the pattern followed by all our frogs and ...