Survival of the ‘Frosties’

<p>Example: Of the 65 freshwater ponds sampled this spring at St. Marks, salamanders showed up at 29 of them.</p> <p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s a pretty decent number,&rdquo; says Chlo&euml; Dubben, a biological technician who recently left the Service. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s very exciting that, at one of those ponds, we&rsquo;ve never caught salamanders before. It looks like we&rsquo;re starting to rebound from the hurricane.&rdquo;</p> <p>Michael was its name, and it was a Category 5 brute that pummeled the Panhandle in 2018 and, in addition to 16 deaths and $25 billion in damage, inundated egg-friendly ponds with salt water. Sallie numbers plummeted after the storm.</p> <p><a href="https://usfws.medium.com/survival-of-the-frosties-62821b8f1e0"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>