If you come across a marbled salamander (Ambystoma opacum), consider yourself lucky—they spend most of their time hidden from ...

The marbled salamander were considered locally extinct in the Boston area. Photo by Tigran Tadevosyan Since 2016, a group of conservationists have been releasing marbled salamanders in the Middlesex ...

Marbled salamanders were considered locally extinct from Middlesex Fells outside Boston for nearly 100 years, Massachusetts zoo officials say. Scientists have indication the salamanders are back.

RANDOLPH — Jacob Kubel is a man on a mission. The 36-year-old conservation scientist with the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife’s Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Program has ...

When spring rains and snow melt fill vernal pools, salamanders come out of hiding to mate in that chilly water. The marbled salamander, however, has skipped this story line. Instead, this handsome ...

On a cold April evening, a dozen biologists and conservationists headed into a wooded area of the Middlesex Fells Reservation, over 2,500 acres of forest, wetlands, and hills in portions of Malden, ...

Rick Koval and I are still searching for the last herp on our list – a marbled salamander. It’s proving to be more elusive than expected, and as we move toward November, time is running short. With ...

Billy Michael of Bethel dipped his net Monday into the leaf-strewn waters of an off-the-beaten track vernal pool in the woods near the Eureka Reservoir. After a couple of passes in the murk, he said ...

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