One of my favorite memories is hiking up Mount Kearsarge with my dad and finding tiny red newts climbing along the trails with us. These are the “teenage” stage of the Eastern red-spotted newt, a type ...

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.

After a dry spell we finally had two days with a combination of passing showers, an evening of steady rain and then heavy downpours by the bucket-full for 10 to 20 minutes or so. The following day was ...

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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 ...

During the West Virginia spring gobbler season, I occasionally stumble across several strange looking salamanders crawling around the forest floor. Looking back, I have noticed they are more active on ...

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.

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 ...

One of my favorite memories is hiking up Mount Kearsarge with my dad and finding tiny red newts climbing along the trails with us. These are the “teenage” stage of the Eastern red-spotted newt, a type ...