Got a call from my mother late oct. about salamanders stuck in window wells in townhomes here in MN.Went to check it out and there were 63 salamanders in the wells.The wells were of the newer variety and the salamanders could not dig out they were cemented at the bottom with rocks as a filler.Saw lots of dead ones too.Relocated to a big pond in MN.There was lots of construction in the area.Anyway went back the next to days and found 77 next day and 52 the next.They were spread out in about 30 different wells.I relocated almost 200 salamanders that weekend and found about 50 that were dead.Kept 8 that were in very bad shape very dehydrated and on there last leg.they are doing fine now and have gotten pretty big(not fat).have a female that is 10 inches long(with tail).So salamanders are still around here in MN.Had not seen a salamander for about 15 years before last oct.Was surprised thought they were all gone due to construction & declining breeding ponds.

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