Along a stand of trees on the side of Apple Orchard Mountain, no stone has been left unturned in the search for the Peaks of Otter salamander. Whenever someone upended a rock or a downed log ...

10:30 a.m.: Salamanders in the Mists: Professor David Marsh will discuss Virginia’s mountaintop salamanders, including the rare Peaks of Otter salamander.

These darkly pigmented, 5-inch-long salamanders with brassy metallic spots occur only in mature oak and maple forests at high elevations, a trait that makes them particularly vulnerable to climate ...

A number of animals are on the Endangered Species List that live in the Blue Ridge but thanks to joint efforts from Liberty University, state and federal agencies, the Peaks of Otter Salamander ...

Three salamanders — the Shenandoah, the Peaks of Otter and the Big Levels — live only in Virginia. The pipeline company has hired Flint to survey the Cow Knob salamander’s habitat, but he ...

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