Volunteers for the Wisconsin DNR Frog and Toad Survey have collected valuable information on anuran species since 1981. There is no ongoing monitoring program on salamanders in Wisconsin even though studies in other states and herpetologist observations suggest that they are silently disappearing from our landscape. The Wisconsin salamander survey is a new initiative that will bring attention to these secretive creatures and provide useful baseline information needed to alleviate an apparent declining trend. Citizen monitors will survey potential salamander breeding habitats throughout Wisconsin in geographic areas of Audubon chapters and centers, provided they have one or more members wishing to participate.

This project received funding from the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 Citizen-Based Monitoring Partner Program.

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