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Sean McGlynn – Special Memorial Post

I’d like to take this special time during our holidays to remember a fellow adept nature lover. Sean McGlynn was a very special individual, who possessed a love and passion for nature. One of his favorite pastimes was to go looking for salamanders

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Road Salts and their effects on Salamanders

During the winter, much of North America uses road salts in order to reduce ice coverage on roads and highways. Unfortunately, these salts have a negative impact on all aquatic life living beside or adjacent to these roads. Road salts

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Fall 2018 Salamanders

The last few days I have had the opportunity to go out and document some end-of-the-year salamanders. Even though it was quite chilly outside (5 Degrees C/41 F) I managed to find four forms of salamanders; Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma maculatum);

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Throwback Thursday: In honour of Charmander!

Throwback Thursday: In honour of Charmander!

Throwback Thursday! I’d like to honour the salamander, education ambassador, Charmander today! He is a Barred Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma mavortium). He was the very first Tiger Salamander that I had ever adopted, and I had got him from an individual

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Blue-spotted Salamander

Blue-spotted Salamander

Today I had the wonderful pleasure of finding a Blue-Spotted Salamander (Ambystoma laterale). These salamanders have declined with the loss of native forests and wetland breeding sites (Petranka, 1998), especially in southern regions. They are considered Endangered in New Jersey,

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Great Weekend with the elusive Four-Toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)

Great Weekend with the elusive Four-Toed Salamander (Hemidactylium scutatum)

Over the weekend I collected observational records of four different salamander species. I had the pleasure of finding several Eastern Red-back Salamander (Plethoron cinereus), four Spotted Salamanders (Ambystoma maculatum), two Eastern Newts (Notophthalmus viridescens) and last but not least, two

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Venture to find the Western Redback Salamander

Venture to find the Western Redback Salamander

In my native Ontario, I have encountered the diminutive Eastern Red-back Salamander (Plethodon cinereus) many times. However, this year I had the opportunity to observe the larger Western Red-backed Salamander (P. vehiculum). To see this species I had to travel

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Northern Two-lined Salamanders (Eurycea bislineata) during the drought

Northern Two-lined Salamanders (Eurycea bislineata) during the drought

The Northern Two-lined Salamander (Eurycea bislineata) is a water-oriented salamander often occupying areas in or around streams, stream beds, and small rivers. Northern Two-lined Salamanders occupy a large geographical area throughout Northeastern North American, often much larger range then other salamanders in

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The Northern Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus)

Living in the northern foothold of the Appalachians in the Canadian province of Quebec is the Northern Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus porphyriticus). These salamanders are listed as Threatened by COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) due

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Ontarioʼs Lone Eurycea Salamander

The genus Eurycea is made up of some twenty-seven salamander species. These are commonly referred to as stream or brook salamanders, due to the preferred habitats of some species. However, aside from streams these salamanders may also be found in

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