If there’s a poster child for conservation efforts within the Edwards Aquifer it’s the Texas blind salamander.
keeps a backup population alive and well just in case something catastrophic happens to the aquifer or the rivers that feed it.
The blind salamander really is a bit of a mystery. Details about the species’ population are a bit fuzzy. But researchers are working to get some clarity. In reality, it’s difficult to know just how large or small the Texas blind salamander population is, simply because the tiny creatures live deep underground and underwater in a vast, pitch-black aquifer that spans thousands of miles. But we do know that they’re likely a top predator within the aquifer system by eating worms and small shrimp.Researchers have also determined that the salamanders can live for quite a long time because of their slow metabolism.
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