The flow in one spring has already dropped to a trickle and officials are concerned that others will dry up as farmers pump more water from the aquifers this summer to keep their crops alive. The newt and frog are both candidates for the endangered species list, Jensen said. The salamander, known to live in only four locations in south Georgia, was listed as a threatened species last year. The main threat to them is loss of habitat, but with drought conditions, they may not be as able to withstand the extremes as they would have been,'' he said. Other species that could suffer include birds that feed on aquatic creatures, four types of endangered mussels that live in spring-fed tributaries of the Flint and alligators.
Smaller alligators tend to hang out in shallow holes.
When those dry out, they move to deeper water where they could be eaten by larger alligators. The migration may already be occurring in Lake Seminole.