{"id":16991,"date":"2021-03-16T19:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T19:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/?p=16991"},"modified":"2025-09-18T08:38:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T12:38:50","slug":"facebook-live-ask-an-expert-salamanders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/facebook-live-ask-an-expert-salamanders\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask An Expert: Salamanders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You may have found salamanders while flipping over rocks and logs in the woods or you may have seen them scurrying in and out of your pond. In this episode of FNR Ask the Expert, join Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/provost\/bios\/rod-williams.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rod Williams<\/a>, extension specialist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/nicholas-burgmeier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Burgmeier<\/a> and IU Northwest\u2019s Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/news.iu.edu\/live\/profiles\/365-spencer-cortwright\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spencer Cortwright<\/a> as they discuss all things salamander, including the different species as well as some threats to these amazing amphibians.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FNR Ask the Expert: Salamanders\" width=\"670\" height=\"377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EfkOuhcHMH8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions regarding trees, forests, wildlife, wood products or other natural resource topics, feel free to contact us by using our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/got-nature-blog\/ask-an-expert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Ask an Expert<\/span><\/a>\u00a0web page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7XTwtV_1BLQt24xhCbMpm6W\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ask An Expert<\/a>, Playlist, Purdue Extension &#8211; Forestry and Natural Resources YouTube channel<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7XTV-p8jV7d0jjCO6aOeOSq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Help the Hellbender<\/a>, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR Playlist<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgoGnq-fak7UMBcQ-RiRsbFUqVjldrvW-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Moment in the Wild<\/a>, Purdue Extension &#8211; FNR Playlist<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-573-w.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Nature of Teaching: Adaptations for Aquatic Amphibians<\/a>, The Education Store, Purdue Extension resource center<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/edustore.purdue.edu\/fnr-544.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How Our Zoos Help Hellbenders<\/a>, The Education Store<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/ag.purdue.edu\/department\/extension\/hellbender\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Help the Hellbender<\/a>, Website, Purdue College of Agriculture<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.depts.ttu.edu\/provost\/bios\/rod-williams.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rod Williams<\/a>, Professor of Wildlife Science<br \/>\nPurdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/fnr\/extension\/contact-us\/directory\/nicholas-burgmeier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Burgmeier<\/a>, Research Biologist and Wildlife Extension Specialist<br \/>\nPurdue Department of Forestry and Natural Resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You may have found salamanders while flipping over rocks and logs in the woods or you may have seen them scurrying in and out of your pond. 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