"They are a good omen." Gardener shares photos after making unexpected discovery while doing yard work: 'I'm incredibly ...

The Santa Maria Public Airport District has reached a $5 million settlement with state and federal wildlife officials over allegedly violating endangered species laws after the district was accused of ...

April Chavez achavez@santamariatimes.com Nov 21, 2024 Nov 21, 2024 Updated Nov 22, 2024 Pioneer Valley High School biology students on Thursday helped a small army of biologists and airport officials ...

She’s a creature of the night, surfacing only during the rainy season to make an epic migration to her breeding grounds. She spends most of her life underground, tucked into burrows left by ground ...

The population of California tiger salamanders that live in the Stanford hills will have new breeding ponds ready by the winter rains. The university's hope is to have fewer of the small amphibians ...

The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service recently released its final recovery plan to steer efforts geared toward protecting the distinct population of California tiger ...

With its wide mouth charmingly outlined in yellow, the California tiger salamander always looks like it's smiling. But this beautiful amphibian is a discriminating species that can only thrive in ...

[caption id="attachment_28672" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A California tiger salamander (John Clecker, USFWS, photo)"][/caption] The U.S. Fish & Wildlife ...

Scientists are using radio telemetry to map out the home range and habitats of tiger salamanders in the Hamptons in New York. Tiger salamanders spend most of their time in burrows underground; they ...

To aid randy California tiger salamanders making their way from their home in the Stanford Hills to their breeding ground in Lake Lagunita, Stanford University opened up a special tunnel under ...

In the global amphibian crisis, salamander numbers across the species have dropped too, with around 60% of salamander species threatened with extinction. Researchers and conservationists need to start ...