When a local family brought home a farmed Christmas tree to brighten their holidays, they never expected to find a surprise hidden among the branches: a tiny northwestern salamander, over 300 miles ...

Noel the northwestern salamander hitched a ride on a Christmas tree from the Pacific Northwest to Santa Barbara. (Brooklyn Stone) The salamander, nicknamed Noel, hitched a ride on seasonal ...

Studies show that cutting mature forests always precipitates their decline or disappearance. The Siskiyou Mountains salamander was once protected under the Survey and Manage Program, a provision of ...

Two summers ago, field scientists dipped aquatic nets into a puddle on the highest peak of Doi Soi Malai mountain in ...