Help Laramie’s Salamanders Migrate Safely!
Every spring, Western Tiger Salamanders, Wyoming’s state amphibian, emerge from their underground winter burrows and make a daring nighttime journey to LaBonte Pond to breed. Their migration can happen any day now! It usually occurs on rainy nights when temperatures are just right, but busy roads can make their journey dangerous.
That’s where YOU come in! Volunteers are needed to help salamanders safely cross 9th & Canby and reach their breeding grounds.
How does it work? Volunteers patrol migration hotspots on rainy nights and carefully move salamanders off the road. In 2024, we collected data from 89 live migrating tiger salamanders and reported 12 salamanders were dead on the road from vehicle strikes.
IMPORTANT: EVERYONE MUST REGISTER TO VOLUNTEER! New University of Wyoming guidelines require ALL volunteers (including children 8+) to register individually—even if you helped in a previous year.
Mandatory Volunteer Training: Saturday, April 4 | 10–11 AM at the UW Berry Center
To volunteer, register here: bit.ly/migrationnights
If you're not in Laramie but would like to help, report your western tiger salamander sightings from anywhere in WY here: bit.ly/SalSighting
