Urgent action needed to protect salamanders from deadly fungus, scientists warn
Biologists call for importation ban to stave off mass extinctions of North American species
- Date:
- July 30, 2015
- Source:
- San Francisco State University
- Summary:
- The deadly fungus Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans could cause salamander population declines and extinctions if brought to North America via international trade, biologists warn. They are calling for the federal government to place an immediate ban on salamander imports to the United States until a plan is in place to detect and prevent the fungus' spread.
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