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 ...
Bsal
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...