Migrations of another kind
With all the snow and cold temperatures we are still experiencing it may be hard to imagine that warmer weather is just around the corner. However, now that March is underway, it will only be a few short weeks until spring officially arrives and the movement of some very special species will begin. While many bird species will start their long journey back to the northeast from places such as Costa Rica where our affiliates have been banding migrants, a variety of non-feathered species will begin traveling through our forests to find their annual breeding pools. The quiet peace of winter...
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The main target of our trip to Pennsylvania on September 7 was the Eastern Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis). This prehistoric and aquatic giant salamander is endemic to the eastern U.S. and declining rapidly across its range. It requires a freshwater habitat that is cool, clean, fast-flowing, rocky, clear, and healthy. We found three of them – two young and one adult – in Allegheny National Forest. Here are a bunch of photos of all three. Additionally here is some HD...
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Allegheny National Forest, Pennsylvania on September 7, 2013
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