A 9-year-old girl from Gages Lake, Zoe Kemerer, has been named wildlife wrangler extraordinaire for discovering rare blue-spotted salamanders at the Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods in Riverwoods.

Two creatures, the blue spotted salamander and the spring peeper, an inch-long tree frog, ... likening the sound of one peeper to a baby chick and the sound of many to sleigh bells.

Spotted salamanders are widespread across New York. Bluish flecks on the sides and legs of a black body characterize the Jefferson's and blue-spotted salamanders. These two are tough to distinguish as ...

A portion of Peter White Drive in Presque Isle Park will be closed nightly from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. – peak time for the salamanders’ migration – from April 9-30, or until the completion of the ...

A spotted salamander walks across Tygert Road on April 1, 2023, in New Scotland. ... like the spotted salamander and Jefferson blue-spotted salamander.