Salamanders are surprisingly abundant in US northeastern forests, research finds
"If red-backed salamanders disappeared, there would probably be some pretty large ecosystem-level consequences." Many ...
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Creature gets legal nod, becomes D.C.’s official amphibian
However, the red-backed salamander has surmounted all possible obstacles to become D.C.’s official amphibian. Students from Powell Bilingual Elementary School testified last September before the ...
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4th graders reenact their history-making role in designating DC’s official amphibian
Powell Bilingual Elementary School students after their reenactment of the passage of D.C. Law 25-251, the bill that would designate the red-backed salamander as D.C.'s official amphibian.( ...
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A Good Luck Baby, the World’s Biggest Pupusa, and DC’s Favorite Tree: Our Most Heartwarming Stories of 2024
Their case: red-backed salamanders can be found at local parks, they help maintain a balanced ecosystem by eating pests like mosquitoes, the red stripes on their backs resemble the DC flag ...