Yesterday it was over 50 degrees and raining in Western New York and more warm and wet weather will be on the way – ideal conditions for frogs, toads and salamanders to emerge from hibernation and start migrating to a nearby wetland at night! Please slow down for salamanders and frogs when you’re driving back roads near wetlands – even when they don’t get crushed by your tires, the slipstream generated underneath a vehicle when you’re moving more than 20-25 MPH will pick these animals up from the road surface and slam them into the underside of your car…
Keep in mind that many of these amphibians are crossing a road on their way to a breeding pool. Inadvertently killing a female frog or salamander full of eggs will certainly impact your local amphibian population. Please drive carefully on froggy nights and give these guys safe passage – they will repay you come summer by reducing your local mosquito population!
Twan Leenders
President & Executive Director
