Crime-fighting C.S.I.-type technology is being applied to wetlands in the Edmonton area, and turning up some surprising results. In September, scientists with the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) and InnoTech Alberta identified evidence of tiger salamanders in two wetlands. Sydney Toni, a knowledge translations specialist with ABMI, says scientists know that boreal chorus frogs, wood frogs and tiger salamanders have been visiting wetlands in the Edmonton area. (Adrienne Lamb/CBC)Native to North America, tiger salamanders spend most of their time living in underground burrows. 'Tiger salamanders are cool' 1:59 Tag along with scientists from the Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute (ABMI) and InnoTech Alberta as they demonstrate the eDNA gathering technique they're using to find evidence of amphibians, like tiger salamanders, in Edmonton-area wetlands.

Source: CBC News October 02, 2021 13:30 UTC