Wildlife Watch: Monitoring Vermont’s amphibians

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CENTRAL VERMONT, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont’s countless ponds and vernal pools are coming alive again with the coming of spring.

Spotted salamanders and wood frogs are among amphibians laying eggs and on the move. Jim Andrews and Erin Talmage with the Vermont Reptile and Amphibian Atlas Project, have been monitoring the health of these populations for decades.

Ike Bendavid joined Andrews and Talmage at an undisclosed pond in Central Vermont to talk about trends in their research