Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings:

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grist.org 14 Mar '12, 6pm

Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings:

The city of Burlington in Ontario has a dwindling population of Jefferson salamanders (colloquially known as “Jeffies”). There are only about 100 left in the area, and Burlington is one of the only places in the province where the Jeffies have to cross a major road to breed. So the city decided to shut down the road for three weeks so the little guys can safely make their way across. Jefferson salamanders are a threatened species, and the ones in Burlington are of a rare variety found mainly along the Niagara escarpment. So it’s inconvenient that they hibernate on one side of a road that gets 1,500 cars a day, but breed and lay eggs in a pond on the other side. Still, Burlington’s city council has decided — more or less unanimously — that they can’t afford to lose any Jeffies, so the road will be shut down until March 29. There were no objections from local politicians, sa...

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@jennygonevegan » 19 Mar '12, 11pm
LOVE this! Burlington,Ontario shuts a road for 3 weeks so these rare salamanders can cross safely to breed - [link] #respect
@jobomont » 17 Mar '12, 6pm
Street shut down in Ontario for salamander crossings, way to go! [link]
@Green_Passport » 17 Mar '12, 6pm
Way to go Burlington: closing a road to help salamanders, er ... make more salamanders! [link]
@ShyChemist » 16 Mar '12, 7pm
Ontario sets up salamander superhighway [link] via @grist #animals #conservation #canada
@rymkrs » 16 Mar '12, 3pm
Well done, Burlington. Gives "reasonable accommodation" a new meaning. Via @Grist: Ont sets up salamander superhighway [link]
@4squareviews » 15 Mar '12, 1pm
RT @grist: Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings: [link] because crossing guards wouldn't work
@ginobrignoli » 15 Mar '12, 7am
Go, salamander, go! -> "Ontario sets up salamander superhighway" - [link]
@Ed4Conservation » 15 Mar '12, 7am
RT @WoodlandDave: “@_WiLDSCiENCE_: Canada: Ontario sets up #salamander superhighway [link] road closed for 3 weeks for “Jeffies” migration”
@WoodlandDave » 15 Mar '12, 6am
“@_WiLDSCiENCE_: Canada: Ontario sets up #salamander superhighway [link] road closed for 3 weeks for “Jeffies” migration”
@_WiLDSCiENCE_ » 15 Mar '12, 6am
Canada: Ontario sets up salamander superhighway [link] major road closed for 3 weeks for “Jeffies” migration
@lunaendor » 15 Mar '12, 6am
Ontario sets up salamander superhighway - [link] - from @Taptu
@Camz99 » 15 Mar '12, 5am
"Ontario sets up salamander superhighway" - [link] - shared from @TaptuGreen
@abausee » 15 Mar '12, 4am
.Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings: [link] v grist @trapdinawrpool *Well Done Ontario *lol:)
@CBiodiversity » 15 Mar '12, 4am
Ontario closes road for threatened salamander crossing! Awesome! Thx Ontario for keeping our Jeffies safe! [link]
@boonjun1003 » 15 Mar '12, 3am
Cool Government over there! RT @grist: Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings: [link]
@blaypalmer » 15 Mar '12, 3am
Ontario sets up salamander superhighway [link] via @zite
@adventures_of_s » 15 Mar '12, 3am
Yessssss: “@grist: Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings: [link]”
@GreensBlack » 15 Mar '12, 2am
“@grist: Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings: [link]” say what?
@Katbeloo » 15 Mar '12, 1am
“@grist: Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings: [link]” Now THAT is sharing the planet!!!
@rosepowell » 15 Mar '12, 1am
RT @Katerina_b: Awesome! RT @grist: Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings: [link]
@paolarizomd » 15 Mar '12, 1am
this is pure awesome! “@grist: Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings: [link]”
@MsShannonG88 » 15 Mar '12, 1am
Maybe not the whole province, but still! RT @grist Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings: [link] @jeff_salamander
@lindabear78 » 15 Mar '12, 1am
I love this story. RT @grist: Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings: [link]
@Katerina_b » 15 Mar '12, 1am
Awesome! RT @grist: Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings: [link]
@galavants » 15 Mar '12, 1am
And in cute news: salamander highway! [link] /via @grist
@grist » 15 Mar '12, 1am
Ontario shuts down road for salamander crossings: [link]
@LooTina » 14 Mar '12, 9pm
@KCruikshank1 Ontario sets up salamander superhighway [link] via @grist
@jvw1954 » 14 Mar '12, 9pm
RT @AmphibianRescue: Ontario shuts down a major road to let salamanders cross for breeding. How cool is that!? [link]
@AmphibianRescue » 14 Mar '12, 8pm
Ontario shuts down a major road to let salamanders cross for breeding. How cool is that!? [link]
@emptywheel » 14 Mar '12, 7pm
LESSER KNOWN!? Fighting words RT @mattyglesias: In his lesser-known work, Karel Capek warned about salamander takeover: [link]
@swin24 » 14 Mar '12, 7pm
MT @mattyglesias: In his lesser-known work, Karel Capek warned us about a salamander takeover: [link]
@mattyglesias » 14 Mar '12, 7pm
In his lesser-known work, Karel Capek warned us about a salamander takeover: [link]
@buttermilk1 » 14 Mar '12, 7pm
Attn: @oleta RT @GroenWerkt: Ontario sets up salamander superhighway [link]
@GroenWerkt » 14 Mar '12, 7pm
#grist Ontario sets up salamander superhighway #mlfeeds: By Jess Zimmerman The city of Burlington in Ontario has... [link]
@UrbanRelations » 14 Mar '12, 6pm
#GlobalProxy / @Grist // #Ontario sets up salamander superhighway [link]
@staceyhare » 15 Mar '12, 1am
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@HydraButterfly » 15 Mar '12, 1am
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Ontario sets up salamander superhighway [link]