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More than 600 rare tadpoles and frogs have been released into the mountains north of Los Angeles. The L.A. Zoo bred and ...
For 50 years, the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance has been preserving animals' genetic material in its Frozen Zoo, and ...
Animal species are under threat from human activities such as pollution, habitat loss, and poaching — and amphibians such as frogs, toads, and salamanders are even more vulnerable than most.
Rare yet resilient salamander marks 16,000th species in Photo Ark project. Dwelling in seasonal ponds of just 15 square miles within heavily populated northern California, the three-inch amphibian ...
A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: The giant salamander called the hellbender has been put on a list of species that may soon be considered endangered. Now, when fully grown, it takes two hands to just even hold one.
The agreement requires the Service to reevaluate the Berry Cave salamanders’ status and determine by August 2029 whether they should be protected under the Endangered Species Act. “I’m thrilled the ...
Center for Biological Diversity: CHARLESTON, W.Va.— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that it would consider protecting the yellow-spotted woodland salamander under the Endangered ...
THE HABITAT OF THIS LARGE SALAMANDER WAS SEVERELY IMPACTED BY THE STORM. ... Now, they have been proposed for the Endangered Species Act listing by the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Ramos León-Tomás, a 27-year-old guard at the Finca San Isidro Amphibian Reserve, reportedly found the long-lost Jackson's Climbing Salamander while on his break near the edge of the park in October.
Scientists discovered “incredibly rare” and cannibalistic new animal species, Fujian bamboo salamander, hiding in muddy forest, study said.
However, only the first two species will be listed as threatened and endangered, respectively. As part of the Fish and Wildlife proposal, the government will protect 2,051 acres of critical habitat ...
If you've seen a strange light and a shadowy figure stalking the bluffs of Eastern Kentucky at night, it's likely not a cryptid but Kentucky Fish and Wildlife biologist John MacGregor.