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The spotted salamanders commonly seen in New England and the eastern United States are glossy black with two rows of bright yellow spots down their backs and tails. They can crawl up to one mile.
One night every spring they leave their underground forest homes and migrate to wetland ponds to breed. In Amherst, Massachusetts, volunteer "bucket brigades" used to stop traffic along Henry Street to carry migrating salamanders safely across the road.
That is, until the animals could cross on their own through two underpasses.
Originally aired on Weekend Edition Saturday
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The spotted salamanders commonly seen in New England and the eastern United States are glossy black with two rows of bright yellow spots down their backs and tails. They can crawl up to one mile. One night every spring they leave their underground forest homes and migrate to wetland ponds to breed. In Amherst, Massachusetts, volunteer "bucket brigades" used to stop traffic along Henry Street to carry migrating salamanders safely across the road. That is, until the animals could cross on their own through two underpasses. Originally aired on Weekend Edition Saturday
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Review of March of the SalamandersGreat title, which is why it caught my eye. But listening to the piece made me wish I could've been there to witness this annual event. Must be an awesome sight. Then again, the sounds were so well packed that it did kind of take me there. |
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aired on Weekend Edition Saturday 4-9-05
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Posted on June 15, 2005 at 11:41 AM | Permalink
Review of March of the Salamanders
Head to the streets for salamanders and frogs. This is an interesting piece about the mating mayhem that ensues each spring in Amherst; as was pointed out in the piece,though, the mayhem goes on all over the country. It's wonderful that Amherst built migration tunnels for these amphibians in love. Everywhere one looks, one can see the effects of manmade structures' encroachment on the age old rituals of wildlife. Lots of information packed into a short span of time. Even though spring is rapidly edging into summer, this piece would still be timely.