Scientists crawl through bogs searching for eggs as rare salamander nears an extinction vortex

Scientists crawl through bogs searching for eggs as rare salamander nears an extinction vortex

In bogs near Tallahassee, Florida, scientists crouched through grass and mud in a race against time, searching for tiny salamander eggs before drought and predators destroy them. The mission is urgent as the frosted flatwoods salamander slips toward what biologists call an "extinction vortex," NPR reported. Nicole Dahrouge, with the Amphibian and Reptile Conservancy, is working to save the rare amphibian by locating egg clusters in drying season…