Creature Comforts | Salamander Crossing

About this episode

The episode discusses the conservation efforts for salamanders crossing the Natchez Trace.

On Creature Comforts,  Kevin Farrell  is joined by  Dr. Troy Majure , veterinarian at the  Animal Medical Center in Jackson , and  Libby Hartfield,  retired director of the  Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. We’re happy to welcome Tom Mann, conservation biologist with the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science. He joins us to talk about salamanders crossing the Natchez Trace and the hands-on work he does to help these amphibians along the way.  To submit your own question for the show, email us at animals@mpbonline.org or send us a message with the Talk To Us feature in the MPB Public Media App. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Farrell

Guests: Dr. Troy Majure, Libby Hartfield, Tom Mann

Topics covered

• salamanders
• conservation
• amphibians
• wildlife
• Mississippi
• animal care

Keywords

• salamanders
• conservation biologist
• Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
• amphibians
• animal care
• Natchez Trace

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Animal Medical Center, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science

Places: Natchez Trace