Salamander rain '09 *PICS* Sunday- update

[ticks]

Today we went out to save some salamanders from vehicles. We thought it was a tad early so we expected to save 5 maybe 10. We ended up saving 68! All spotted salamanders.

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

Great pics!!

Good job saving the salamanders! 68 wow that's a lot!!

How long do the salamander rains last?

 

[ticks]

The salamanders will cross unti lthey reach vernal pools, which are pools that fill up in the spring and often dry by summer. They go to these pools to breed. Usually there are 1-2 Salamander rains, and it is looking like a good one on Sunday as well.

 

[freemotion]

Never heard of it....thanks for the education and the great pics! And for using your valuable time to save some wonderful critters. Hooray for you and your friends who helped!

 

[Beekissed]

Those are whopping big sallies!!! Its a great thing to see folks your age caring about something like a salamander....gives me hope. Most of the teens around here would be driving up and down the road to see how many they could kill!

 

[ticks]

Thanks
This is my third year doing this. Just my dad and I go out, he drives and takes pics, I do the work.

 

[me&thegals]

That's wonderful!!! I hope my 9-year-old son grows up to be so caring about animals

 

[gettinaclue]

Fabulous!

I had never heard of a salamander rain before. Is it a slow steady rain or a gully washer type?

 

[ticks]

It is a rain that goes on all day and throguh the night. Only a couple a year

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

Well darnit if I just wish I could drive up there! The salamander rains would make a great homeschool field trip!!