Early spring impacts our Eco-system

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The temperature climbed all the way up to double digits Monday afternoon, and while we didn’t set any record temperatures, we were still well above the average high for this time of year.

This warmer than usual weather is affecting wildlife in Southern Ontario.

A Spring Peeper Frog usually comes out of hibernation to breed in March but with the warmer than usual weather they’re already making noise.

Frogs are good because they feed on pesky insects.

Jefferson Salamander’s have been seen already this year in the Hamilton Conservation Authority.

The problem with birds and reptiles being early is that there isn’t as much food for them to eat and if the salamanders breed a flash freeze could destroy their eggs.

But Conservation officials say the more likely threat is another dry summer. When ponds dry up, it makes it easier for frogs and salamanders to get eaten by predators.