Wisconsin’s only fully aquatic salamander, the mudpuppy, is the focus of new DNR research effort

Wisconsin’s mudpuppies are finally getting some attention. 

The state Department of Natural Resources is expanding its research efforts into the state’s only fully aquatic salamanders through a project largely funded by the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin.

“This is a big first step to make sure we have accurate distribution data for the state,” said Rori Paloski, a conservation biologist with the DNR who works with amphibians and reptiles...