Tag: Bsal

June 1, 2022

Chytrid may have limited impact in Ontario

Surveys across Ontario have shown that while frog chytrid is widespread, the fungal disease isn’t necessarily as deadly in the second largest province in Canada as it is in regions...

February 1, 2021

Some salamanders have chytrid-resistant skin

Some North American salamander species may have special skin proteins that help them resist otherwise deadly fungal diseases. “Salamanders who are able to limit infections of Bsal or Bd in...

June 6, 2017

Canada restricts import of salamanders to prevent spread of disease

Through an amendment to the Wild Animal and Plant Trade Regulations (WAPTR), Canada implemented a one-year import restriction on all salamander species within the order Caudata, effective May 12, 2017...

June 3, 2016

Country-wide surveillance efforts help prevent salamander fungus

For more than a decade, Evan Grant has traveled to vernal pools, streams and forests in different national parks and wildlife refuges in the northeastern United States to sample amphibians....

March 16, 2016

TWS shows support for import restrictions to address Bsal

The potential spread of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) – a deadly chytrid fungus that has caused salamander die-offs in Europe – is the impetus for new proposed regulation of salamander importation. A...

January 19, 2016

Ban on Salamander Trade to Prevent Spread of Lethal Disease

A fungus is spreading among European wildlife, killing nearly 100% of its hosts within about seven days, and a new rule under the Lacey Act is aiming to stymie the...