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Measure would allow spotted salamander to hop over bullfrog as state amphibian
Published on Thursday, Dec 13, 2007
Associated Press
COLUMBUS: The bullfrog's chances of being named the official state amphibian may have croaked with an Ohio Senate vote to designate the spotted salamander instead.
A bill approved by the Senate on Tuesday moves to the House, which last year gave its blessing to the bullfrog in a measure that later died in the Senate.
Students from West Geauga Middle School have championed the spotted salamander. They organized a campaign that produced thousands of postcards, said Sen. Timothy J. Grendell, R-Chesterland.
Grendell called the spotted salamander more peaceful than the bullfrog, which is known to eat other bullfrogs.
Another salamander supporter, Sen. Gary Cates R-West Chester, noted that the West Geauga students plan to switch their school mascot to the spotted salamander from the wolverine, which is also used by the University of Michigan. ''I think everyone can agree with me that one less wolverine in Ohio is a good thing,'' Cates said.
The vote was also a victory for Wadsworth schoolchildren who rallied for the salamander.
Cara Powell, a sixth-grader at Wadsworth's Central Intermediate School, testified before state legislators last month to let them know how important protecting Ohio's wetlands is to future generations.
She was one of four members of the school's Roots & Shoots program, affiliated with the Jane Goodall Institute, who testified in favor of adopting the spotted salamander as the official amphibian of Ohio. The other students were Vincent Teuscher, Melanie DeVaughn and Tayah Turocy.
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