Hopefully this is not a repeat topic, but I saw an article on NPR this morning about a volunteer group that helps protect Pacific newts during their annual migration to their breeding ponds: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/26/nx-s1-5259537/how-did-the-newt-cross-the-road-with-the-help-of-the-chileno-valley-newt-brigade. As a salamander enthusiast, I’ve come across many of their observations while looking for potential locations to explore. iNaturalist is mentioned.
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Seems NPR aren’t the first to cover the project, then. The article mentioned they were consulting with biologists and engineers, though. I wonder how much progress the group has made in implementing engineering solutions to the roadkill problem in the three years between the two articles.
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Chileno Valley Newt Brigade
Umbrella project
There are annual projects on iNat you may be interested in.