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Conservation Tales:
​Salamanders


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​Salamanders are a diverse group of amphibians. Across the country, you can find salamanders of many different sizes, shapes and colors. They can be found in moist forest soil, in wetlands, and in lakes and streams. Some can even be found in caves!

But like many other amphibians, these fragile animals are in trouble. Loss of habitat, chemicals in our environment, and a fungal disease all pose a threat to salamanders.


Come find out more about salamanders and the ways scientists are studying them!

Illustrations by Janice Carter and Sarah DeMars 
Art Director - Barbara Giorgio-Booher
Graphic Designer - Natalie Rokosz
Content Consultants - Mark Jordan, Abby Schnelker (Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne); Betsy Yankowiak, Dana Claussen (Little River Wetland Project)

Some photographs were provided by Leslie Hamilton and  Lyle McDermott, volunteers at the Little River Wetland Project.
     

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LEARNING LINKS
Conservation Tales: Salamanders

Featured Activity - FrogWatch - a project sponsored by AZA
Other Links
  • HerpMapper.org
  • Terrestrial Salamander Monitoring - Visit the Great Smoky Mountains Institute site and download their protocol and datasheets!
  • AmphibiaWeb - citizen science site to share amphibian observations
  • Frog Call Lookup - learn to identify frogs and toads by their calls. Download a lesson plan here!
  • MidWest PARC - Partners in Amphibian & Reptile Conservation














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Supporting Partners
Content for this book was supported by visits to Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne and the Little River Wetland Project at Eagle Marsh. Both sites are in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dr. Mark Jordan guided research at the Eagle Marsh site with help from students, LRWP staff under direction of Betsy Yankowiak, and volunteers with LRWP. 

Janice and Sarah created the illustrations for the book in digital format using Photoshop. 
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Team Salamander!
​(l to r) Tom McConnell, Janice Carter, Sara DeMars, and Natalie Rokosz
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Observing in the field is part of the process. Team Salamander taking a walk to view some salamander habitat.
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Weekly meetings helps us coordinate the process. 
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Illustrations start as preliminary sketches.
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  • Home
    • About the project
  • Books
    • Cerulean Warbler
    • Bats
    • Salamanders
    • Bees
    • Sea Turtles
    • Seahorses
    • Manatees
    • Elephants
    • Giraffes
    • Orangutans
    • Tigers
    • Monarch
    • Carp
    • Macaws
    • Sloths
    • Conservation Tales Junior
  • ELearning
  • eStore
    • Bookstore
    • Gift Shop
    • EdSales
  • Meet the Team
    • Current Team
    • Midwest II series
    • Asia Series Team
    • Midwest Series Team
    • Gulf Coast Series Team
    • Africa Series Team
    • CT Junior Series
    • Sponsors
    • Conservation Partners
  • Events
  • Extras
    • Photo Credits
    • Project Achievements
  • Activities
    • ButterflyCardGame
    • Turtle Detectives
    • What's Your Footprint?
    • manateeid
    • Manatee Eye in the Sky
    • BeeHouse
    • ElephantID >
      • ElephantPhotos
    • Wildlife Watch
    • Guided Reading