UPDATE! February 2016

Hello Everyone!

I would like to thank everyone for their participation in this project so far! Because of your help, we are accumulating some really valuable information that may help save salamanders from the Bsal fungus!

I have two important project updates:

1. If you find any dead newts or salamanders in the State of California, please ALSO enter your records on the California Department of Fish and Wildlife website here: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/wildlife/wil/

On this website, you will find a link to the State's mortality report form. They would really appreciate your help! https://www.wildlife.ca.gov/Conservation/Laboratories/Wildlife-Investigations/Monitoring/Mortality-Report

1. As many of you may have heard, the US Fish and Wildlife Service recently catalyzed a formal response to help protect salamanders in the USA from the risk of Bsal introduction by the pet trade. You can read more about this here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/big-win-salamanders-word-caution-jonathan-kolby

More updates soon!
Jonathan

Posted on February 2, 2016 06:38 PM by jonathan_kolby