HOMEWOOD, Ala.—Nine-year-old Ruby Banta thought it was a pretty simple choice, even for adults. “This was the salamander’s habitat first,” she said after an afternoon soccer game. “It’s not a college ...

Most amphibians wait for the warmth of springtime before they become active, but Jefferson salamanders run on a different ...

Armed with a yellow and a black crayon, a 9-year-old conservationist recently helped persuade an Alabama university to rethink building a sprawling sports facility on a critical spotted salamander ...

Federal Information & News Dispatch, Inc.    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Why we need to publish a rule. Under the Endangered Species Act (Act), any species that is determined to be an ...

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 ...

Salamanders may seem like insignificant creatures that enjoy wandering around humid environments. Most people would attach little importance to these small and solitary amphibians. Yet, salamanders, ...

That rather cynical question has been asked since the world first conceived of the idea of preserving endangered species. There was a time before that, when humans (not all humans, mind you) didn’t ...

Samford University and its partner Landmark Development today announced a plan to alter a proposed hotel and shopping development on Lakeshore Parkway to better accommodate one of Homewood’s favorite ...

One or more ATVs recently tore through pools serving as salamander nurseries on the Elms property south of Lexington Park, destroying hundreds of the amphibian eggs, an environmental educator said.A ...