Skip to comments.
Kitchener closes Stauffer Drive for salamander safety
cbc ^
| Mar 17, 2015
| staff reporter
Posted on 03/18/2015 1:17:24 PM PDT by Daffynition
The City of Kitchener has closed part of Stauffer Drive so that a colony of salamanders can cross safely from one side of the street to the other.
Jefferson salamanders, which live in the forests on either side of the road, are protected under Ontario's Endangered Species Act because their populations are in decline across the province.
In Kitchener, the salamanders that live in the Doon South area face one particular threat: traffic.
(Excerpt) Read more at cbc.ca ...
TOPICS: Outdoors; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: salamanders
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-78 next last
To: Salamander
41
posted on
03/18/2015 3:46:15 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Daffynition
Bunnies are hard.
They’re very fragile things.
42
posted on
03/18/2015 3:46:50 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: trisham
It would be a nightmare.
Imagine the new dietary laws.
*ick*
43
posted on
03/18/2015 3:47:39 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: Salamander
I might be needing some
asinsurance. Yikes!
44
posted on
03/18/2015 3:50:20 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: Daffynition
45
posted on
03/18/2015 3:52:12 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: Salamander
Yes, they’re very timid.
To this day, I still feel bad about it.
46
posted on
03/18/2015 3:52:17 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: Salamander
47
posted on
03/18/2015 3:55:13 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Daffynition
I live in Kitchener and this is the first I’ve heard of it.
I’ll try to get out there and have a look-see.
48
posted on
03/18/2015 3:56:13 PM PDT
by
kanawa
To: Daffynition
I could tell a story about my dad trying to feed a baby rabbit but it didn’t end well.
Even as a really young kid, I knew he was doing it wrong.
49
posted on
03/18/2015 4:00:03 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: trisham
Annelid crackers in my soup....
50
posted on
03/18/2015 4:00:41 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: Salamander
51
posted on
03/18/2015 4:02:04 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
That was chosen for maximum effect.
;D
52
posted on
03/18/2015 4:03:42 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: Salamander
53
posted on
03/18/2015 4:05:26 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
Is the song stuck in your head?
If so, my work here is done.
:D
54
posted on
03/18/2015 4:07:52 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: Salamander
You came, you saw, you conquered. :)
55
posted on
03/18/2015 4:12:15 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: trisham
56
posted on
03/18/2015 4:15:22 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
To: Salamander
57
posted on
03/18/2015 4:17:07 PM PDT
by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: Daffynition
Yep. A constant scene here.
58
posted on
03/18/2015 4:17:38 PM PDT
by
bgill
(CDC site, "we still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
To: kanawa
How wonderful! A reporter on the scene!
59
posted on
03/18/2015 4:17:55 PM PDT
by
Daffynition
("We Are Not Descended From Fearful Men")
To: trisham
With real butter, not that weird chemical goop.
60
posted on
03/18/2015 4:25:16 PM PDT
by
Salamander
(Like acid and oil on a madman's face, reason tends to fly away.)
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-20, 21-40, 41-60, 61-78 next last
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson