Men Save Salamanders From Being Squished

March 1, 2007

(AP) -- While humans rush inside during cold, wet nights, salamanders find the weather a perfect time to go outside and look for a partner. And that's a problem for salamanders who live along busy 31st street and in the nearby Baker Wetlands in Lawrence.

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