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 ...

A recent rule put in place in 2016 restricting the international import of 201 salamander species into the United States aimed to prevent the newly discovered deadly salamander fungal disease, ...

The axolotl, with its permanent grin and youthful-looking body, has captured hearts thanks to TikTok and the popular video game Minecraft, which added the salamander to its universe in 2021. More and ...

Imported pet salamanders carry a new disease that could threaten salamander populations in New York state with extinction. Beth Bunting, a wildlife veterinarian with the Cornell University College of ...

Scientists from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute have been checking to see whether an import moratorium on possible carriers of a deadly disease will have time to protect American ...

In 2008, scientists started noticing that populations of fire salamanders were disappearing in Western Europe. A few years later, nearly all had vanished from large portions of Germany, Belgium and ...

Every amphibian owner knows that there are some things they must get right when they care for their pets. Maintaining the appropriate humidity levels is one of the most important. It’s crucial to do ...

Some time around 2008, a mysterious disease started killing off the Netherlands’ fire salamanders. Three years later, 96 percent were dead. The disease turned out to be Batrachochytrium ...

A recent rule put in place in 2016 restricting the international import of 201 salamander species into the United States aimed to prevent the newly discovered deadly salamander fungal disease, ...