As a private university expands its footprint and threatens the amphibian’s habitat, residents are voicing their opposition ...

Salamanders covered in bright yellow dots scampered all around, members of a regional group of hybrids called the Jefferson/blue-spotted complex. These three species were headed toward vernal ...

The spotted and blue-spotted salamanders, for example, belong to a group referred to as “mole salamanders,” because after breeding, they retreat underground or under logs or stumps, and may not be ...

A spotted salamander. Yellow spots are a warning that it secretes a toxic chemical when threatened. Their only tie to their fishy ancestry is that most need to return to the water to lay eggs ...

Bob Dunn, CEO of Landmark Development, said in an interview that he understands residents' concerns but that he can't promise that there will be no impact to the spotted salamanders and the vernal ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va.— The Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice today of its intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to decide whether the yellow-spotted woodland ...

The migration of the blue-spotted salamander is set to start any day now in Marquette, but recent cold snaps and warm spells have put pressure on the salamanders. The road around Presque Isle Park is ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it would consider protecting the yellow-spotted woodland salamander under the Endangered Species Act. The agency now has 12 ...