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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wants Your Aquatic Salamanders Sightings

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Wants Your Aquatic Salamanders Sightings

by Joeby Ragpa - Dec. 28, 2022
Mudpuppies are Wisconsin’s only fully aquatic salamanders

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking the public to report any observations of mudpuppies (aquatic salamanders) they may accidentally catch while fishing this winter with the species potentially declining across the state.

Mudpuppies are Wisconsin’s only fully aquatic salamanders and can be found in streams, rivers, ponds and lakes year-round. Due to their elusive behavior, surveying can be difficult and labor-intensive. However, because mudpuppies can be a common accidental catch during the winter ice-fishing season, officials are hoping that anglers will share their mudpuppy observations with the DNR this winter.

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