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Woman, 100, remembers Pa. farm now part of park

Sun, 12 May 2013 13:11:27 -0400

SOMERSET, Pennsylvania - Leona Shaffer remembers more than 90 years ago, back when her family ran a farm, raising Jersey and Guernsey cattle and growing and harvesting hay and crops with little mechanical help.

Amphibians, turtles visible during spring

Sun, 05 May 2013 15:03:58 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is reminding drivers that reptiles and amphibians are on the move this time of year.

Herpetology group conducts survey of Kan. sites

Sat, 04 May 2013 11:02:15 -0400

GALENA, Kansas - Pouring rain and cool weather put a damper on most outdoor excursions, but members of the Kansas Herpetological Society said that was prime weather for their prey.

Biologist catalogs wildlife along Madison trail

Thu, 02 May 2013 09:38:03 -0400

MADISON, Indiana - Digging around in creek beds and streams is not a new activity for Hanover College graduate Andrew Hoffman.

'Amphibian Academy' at Toledo Zoo sees creatures as...

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:55:06 -0400

TOLEDO, Ohio - Amphibians play an important function in our food chain and in the balance of nature. In the world of biology, they're a sentinel of ecological health -- signs of when things are amiss.

Yellow frog, Yosemite toad close to ESA protection

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:54:20 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - The Yosemite toad and the Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frog share some critical mountain habitat and now an unenviable distinction: both are being proposed for federal Endangered Species Act protection.