The speed limit on a 2-mile section of the Natchez Trace Parkway in Hinds County will be reduced to 35 mph during rain so breeding amphibians might not be disturbed or endangered.

The National Park Service said the limit will be in effect through March south of U.S. 20 in Hinds County in order to increase the ability for salamanders and frogs to cross unharmed.

The NPS is working with the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, Millsaps and Mississippi Colleges to protect amphibian species.

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