The California tiger salamander relies on seasonal ponds to breed. But for decades, the species has been under pressure from non-native salamanders introduced in the 1950s and 1960s for use as fishing ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A skin-eating fungus that infiltrated Europe through the global wildlife trade is threatening to inflict massive losses on the continent's native salamanders including ...

RESTRICTIONS ARE IN PLACE UNTIL FRIDAY. IT’S TEMPTING TO PICK OUT AN EXOTIC CREATURE FROM A PET STORE. IT SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY HARMLESS PURCHASE, RIGHT? YEAH, BUT THOSE PETS CAN OFTEN CARRY DISEASES ...

WASHINGTON— In response to a petition from the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced final rules restricting the importation of salamanders for the pet ...