The Division of Natural Resources recently launched a new citizen science project to track eastern newts across the state.

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced Monday the agency will start a new citizen project to track the distribution and abundance of eastern newts across the Mountain State.

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 ...

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 ...

An adult eastern newt that commonly inhabits ponds and wetlands in the eastern U.S. The research team will investigate various questions such as how temperature affects their susceptibility and the ...

There’s a new newt in town, and local amphibian experts are worried about what its presence could mean for Whatcom’s ecosystems. “The red-spotted newt is an adorable little critter, but everyone’s ...

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 ...

It has been a long, wet, raw May, and my outdoor time has been curtailed by rotten weather on the weekends. So, it was with the utmost enthusiasm that I capitalized on a rare rain-free Saturday ...

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 ...

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 ...